Rice Assistance Disbursed to 96 Residents of Rawa Barat Urban Village
Reported by Tiyo Surya Sakti | Translated by
As many as 96 residents of Rawa Barat Urban Village, Kebayoran Baru Sub-district, South Jakarta received rice assistance.
gets 10 kilograms of rice
Rawa Barat Urban Village Head, Merinta Hendri Purnomo, said the rice assistance disbursed by National Food Agency together with Bulog and PT Yasa Artha Trimanunggal, was aimed to assist vulnerable families meet their basic needs.
Meat Stock is Safe, No Need to Panic Buying"The receiver is already based on RW's data," he said, Thursday (3/14).
Hendri explained that BPB is a program for distributing aid from the Government Rice Reserve (CBP) stock managed by Bulog.
Not only for Rawa Barat Urban Village, he added, the assistance was also given to Senayan Urban Village by 19 residents and Selong Urban Village by 20 residents.
"Each residents gets 10 kilograms of rice," he added.
He hopes the assistance will give benefit for them during fasting month.
Meanwhile, Rawa Barat Urban Village resident, Sarno (47), thanked the government for providing the program.
"Thanks for the assistance since the rice price now is escalating," he stated.
