Co-operatives Minister Ferry Juliantono personally inspected\npreparations for the operations of Merah Putih Village\/Urban-Ward\nCo-operatives (KDKMP) in East Java. The visit followed a KDKMP\nco-ordination meeting aimed at finalising the rollout in line with\nPresident Prabowo Subianto\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n
\u201cOperations at all KDKMP outlets are now beginning simultaneously and\nwill proceed gradually. Hopefully, this once again marks the start of an\nera of economic revival in villages. The KDKMP buildings belong to the\nvillages, and their management is made up of village residents; the\nbenefits will return to the village community,\u201d Ferry said in a written\nstatement on Thursday (15 October 2026).<\/p>\n
In East Java, Ferry visited several locations, including KDKMP\nSambiroto (Baron), KDKMP Nglawak (Kertosono), KDKMP Garu (Baron) and\nKDKMP Tambakrejo (Waru). He praised local governments, regents,\nrepresentatives of state-owned enterprises, KDKMP chairs and managers\nfor their preparations to get the co-operatives operating.<\/p>\n
He said subsidised basic goods\u2014including cooking oil (MinyaKita),\nrice supplied under the Food Supply and Price Stabilisation programme\n(SPHP), 3kg LPG cylinders and fertiliser\u2014had been distributed.<\/p>\n
Various government assistance programmes had also been distributed\nand were available at operating outlets. These included non-cash food\nassistance and direct cash assistance, as well as agricultural\nmachinery, supporting transport facilities, management arrangements and\ndirect links to the central government.<\/p>\n
\u201cTrials of social assistance distribution have been successful. The\nfour locations I inspected today are also operating and fully equipped.\nBeneficiaries can now collect their entitlements directly from KDKMP\noutlets that are in operation, without having to travel long distances\nto bank branch offices,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Following his inspection of KDKMP operations in East Java, Ferry said\nhe hoped the rollout would continue smoothly. He said the co-operatives\nwere a priority programme intended to help communities move from being\nassistance recipients to becoming independent local business\noperators.<\/p>\n
Also speaking, Coordinating Food Affairs Minister Zulkifli Hasan said\ninspections of KDKMP operations were taking place on a large scale this\nweek at President Prabowo\u2019s direction, with regional leaders and\nrelevant agencies involved across the country.<\/p>\n
Zulkifli said ministers, regional military commanders, police chiefs,\ngovernors and mayors were going into the field to inspect the\nco-operatives\u2019 readiness.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot everything will be perfect straight away. This is a major\nundertaking involving several ministries and state-owned enterprises, so\nit is understandable that there are still shortcomings here and there.\nBut this is the beginning of something new,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Zulkifli said KDKMP was intended to break distribution chains that\nhad driven up the prices of goods. Fertiliser, LPG and other subsidised\nproducts often became more expensive after passing through multiple\nintermediaries before reaching residents.<\/p>\n
\u201cThrough KDKMP, distribution goes directly from the source to village\noutlets, keeping prices in line with government regulations,\u201d he\nadded.<\/p>\n
The event was also attended by Coordinating Food Affairs Minister\nZulkifli Hasan, Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf, PT Agrinas\nPangan Nusantara president director Joao Angelo De Sousa Mota, PT Pupuk\nIndonesia (Persero) president director Rahmad Pribadi, and local\ngovernment officials.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/co-operatives-minister-checks-kdkmp-operations-in-east-java-says-rollout-will-be-gradual-1792072287", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }