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        "id": 1877515,
        "msgid": "government-to-distribute-social-assistance-via-village-cooperatives-starting-september-2026-1784811140",
        "date": "2026-07-23 18:31:33",
        "title": "Government to Distribute Social Assistance via Village Cooperatives Starting September 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "VIVA",
        "tags": "berita",
        "topic": "Economy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government will centralise the distribution of all social assistance and subsidies through the newly established Koperasi Desa Merah Putih (Red and White Village Cooperatives) beginning September 2026. Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan announced the policy shift following a limited cabinet meeting, stating that the cooperatives will replace government offices as the primary distribution points. The move aims to streamline the delivery of government aid directly to the village level.",
        "content": "<p>Coordinating Minister for Food Zulkifli Hasan has announced that all\nsocial assistance (bansos) and government subsidies will be channelled\nthrough the Koperasi Desa Merah Putih (Red and White Village\nCooperatives). The statement was made following a limited cabinet\nmeeting led by President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace\ncomplex in Central Jakarta on Thursday, 23 July 2026. \u201cAll government\ninfrastructure, namely subsidised goods and government assistance, will\nall be distributed through the Koperasi Desa Merah Putih or Koperasi\nKelurahan Merah Putih,\u201d Zulkifli told reporters. He explained that the\ndistribution would be centralised within the Kopdes Merah Putih, whereas\npreviously, government aid including social assistance was distributed\nthrough government offices. \u201cIt will be separate, at the Kopdes,\u201d he\nclarified. Zulhas stated that the distribution of social assistance and\ngovernment aid through the village cooperatives is scheduled to commence\nin September 2026. \u201cWe estimate operations will begin in September,\u201d he\nsaid.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/government-to-distribute-social-assistance-via-village-cooperatives-starting-september-2026-1784811140",
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