Central Java Province Intensifies Cheap Food Movement Ahead of Eid 2026
Semarang, Central Java — The Central Java provincial government is intensifying its cheap food movement (GPM) and mobile specialist doctor programme (speling) in the region ahead of Eid 2026.
Central Java Governor Ahmad Luthfi inspected the implementation of GPM in Mayahan Village, Tawangharjo District, Grobogan Regency, Central Java, on Monday, to ensure that the GPM and speling programmes genuinely provide tangible benefits and maintain direct contact with the community.
Ahead of Eid, he said the Central Java provincial government will further intensify GPM to maintain price stability for strategic food commodities that are prone to price spikes as demand increases.
On the occasion, Luthfi also distributed various forms of assistance to the community, including business capital assistance and food reserve assistance.
Sri Broto Rini, Head of Food Availability and Supply Stabilisation at the Central Java Food Security Service, stated that during February-March 2026, the service organised 308 GPM sessions, including in Grobogan.
Through these GPM sessions, the Central Java provincial government facilitated distribution by providing transportation, packaging, and loading/unloading assistance.
As a result, she said, the prices sold at GPM are producer prices, which are cheaper than market prices.
The commodities sold in the GPM in Grobogan Regency include 2 tonnes of SPHP rice valued at Rp22.4 million, 2 tonnes of premium rice valued at Rp25 million, 500 kilogrammes of eggs valued at Rp13.5 million, and 1,000 litres of cooking oil valued at Rp15.7 million.
Additionally, 100 kilogrammes of shallots valued at Rp3.5 million, 100 kilogrammes of garlic valued at Rp3.4 million, 100 kilogrammes of chilli valued at Rp6.5 million, 1 tonne of sugar valued at Rp16 million, and other commodities valued at Rp5 million.
She noted that the total food price subsidy distributed through GPM in Grobogan Regency reached Rp111 million.
“Purchases are free according to what the community needs, but there is no need to purchase a variety of items; just what is necessary,” she said.
Meanwhile, regarding the speling and free health check (CKG) programmes, data from the Central Java Health Service shows an increase.
As of 28 February 2026, 957 speling sessions had been conducted across 414 subdistricts in 35 regencies and cities, with a total target of 93,599 people.
The CKG achievement as of 28 February 2026 in Central Java reached 2,523,102 people who attended, or 95.77 per cent of the 2,634,599 total registrations.