Councilor urges direct food delivery<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): A city councilor urged the city administration
\nyesterday to deliver much-needed staple food supplies directly to
\nsubdistricts to prevent deviations from its market operation.<\/p>\n
The head of Commission B for economic affairs, Djafar
\nBadjeber, said that direct dropping of commodities made it easier
\nto ensure they reached the public.<\/p>\n
Djafar made the statement following reports that officials,
\nwho were overseeing the market operation, allegedly stockpiled
\nfood supplies to enable them to resell them at higher prices.<\/p>\n
\"Sometimes they use their children to buy the staples in large
\namounts.\"<\/p>\n
Because of such a practice, the operation to stabilize the
\nprices of staple food in markets throughout the city had been
\nuseless, he said.<\/p>\n
Dolog Jaya, the city's branch of the National Logistics Agency
\n(Bulog), should not sell the supplies in large amounts to certain
\npeople during the market operation, he said.<\/p>\n
Djafar said Dolog Jaya was not prepared for the recent
\nsituation where staple prices soared following a run on markets.<\/p>\n
\"We understand that Dolog Jaya faces difficulties in handling
\nthe situation as such an occurrence has never happened during the
\nnew order government.\"<\/p>\n
Djafar praised yesterday the abolition of Bulog's trade
\nmonopoly on some staple food because the move would encourage the
\ncity-owned market company PD Pasar Jaya to play a greater role.<\/p>\n
\"The abolition will enable Pasar Jaya to increasingly become a
\ncenter for the distribution of food supplies instead of just
\nfunctioning as a seller of kiosks,\" he said.<\/p>\n
In line with the massive economic program announced last week,
\nBulog lost its monopoly over sugar and wheat imports and
\ndistribution, but not rice.<\/p>\n
Djafar said that the field was now wide open for the market
\ncompany to grab the opportunity.<\/p>\n
\"The question is whether Pasar Jaya will or will be able to
\ncompete with private businesses,\" he said, urging the company to
\nimprove its performance and sharpen its business vision. (ind)<\/p>",
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