INFOKU, BLORA – The Central Government's policy is clear that food aid from the National Food Agency ( Bapanas ) for the Blora community will be distributed after the simultaneous regional head elections ( Pilkada ) .
A total of 93,389 families have to wait until December .
The policy was taken by the Blora Regency Government ( Pemkab ) to avoid political intrigue that benefits certain parties.
Head of the Food Division ( Kabid ) of the Blora Food
, Agriculture, Fisheries, and Animal Husbandry Service ( DP4 ), Nugraheni Wahyu Utami, said that food assistance to maintain inflation and purchasing power will be implemented in December.
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The schedule was postponed because simultaneous regional elections will be held in November this year.
This policy was taken to avoid regional election turmoil.
"It was carried out after the regional elections for the food aid distribution program," he said.
He explained that the distribution of food aid was aimed at supporting the economy of poor people who would be directly affected if an economic shock occurred.
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In the regulation, each family gets 10 kilograms of rice and has entered the first stage.
"For the Blora community, the total assistance is for 93,389 beneficiary families ( KPM )," he said.
Heni explained that the policy was taken from the central to regional levels, including in Blora, aid was not allowed to be distributed before the regional elections were over.
"The schedule listed was distributed after the regional elections, for fear that something undesirable might happen," he stressed.
Heni emphasized that currently the agricultural sector and food prices in Blora Regency have begun to be managed.
However, some food commodities are currently still experiencing price fluctuations due to weather and disasters. ''Prices can change due to disasters during the rainy season,'' he concluded. (Endah/ IST )
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