Central Java wins award for best-performing Regional Inflation Control Team

Semarang (ANTARA) - The Central Java Provincial Government has once again secured an award as the best-performing Provincial Regional Inflation Control Team (TPID) for 2026.

The award was received by the Governor of Central Java, Ahmad Luthfi, during the Indonesia Digital Financial Economic Festival — Indonesia Fintech Summit and Expo 2026, held in Jakarta on Thursday.

The event also served as the National Coordination Meeting (Rakornas) for Inflation Control and the Acceleration and Expansion of Regional Digitalisation (P2DD).

In a statement from Semarang on Thursday, Governor Ahmad Luthfi stated that the award serves as evidence that the collaboration implemented in Central Java is capable of controlling the prices of essential commodities and maintaining public purchasing power to ensure inflation remains stable.

“We have our Regional Owned Enterprises (BUMD) performing interventions for essential commodity needs across all regencies and cities, alongside interventions carried out by relevant departments, Bank Indonesia Central Java, and other related stakeholders,” he said.

“As a result, availability and affordability continue to be maintained,” added the former Central Java Police Chief.

In 2025, the rice harvesting area reached 1.67 million hectares, an increase of approximately 120,000 hectares or 7.73 per cent compared to 2024, with dried milled grain production at around 9.3 million tonnes, which converts to approximately 5.35 million tonnes of rice.