During Parliamentary Recess, Commission IV Member Rajiv Distributes Basic Food Packages and Launches Affordable Food Movement
Bandung — A member of the Indonesian House of Representatives (DPR RI) Commission IV, Rajiv, distributed 30,000 packages of sembako to communities in Bandung Regency and West Bandung Regency, West Java. The aid was distributed during the DPR RI’s recess in the run-up to Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr 1447 Hijri. The distribution began in Ciparay District, Bandung Regency, and was accompanied by AKBP Putu Hendra Binangkari, the deputy chief of the Bandung regency police (Wakapolresta Bandung).
Rajiv, who sits as a representative for West Java II comprising Bandung Regency and West Bandung Regency, said the sembako aid is expected to help people observing the fast.
“I will present a token in the form of a sembako package; hopefully it can ease the burden on residents in Ciparay. May it be beneficial amid the Ramadhan season,” he said in a statement on Wednesday (4 March 2026).
In addition to distributing aid, the DPR RI Commission IV member from the NasDem Party also stressed the importance of maintaining the stability of food supply and prices ahead of Eid. According to Rajiv, Ramadan and Eid typically see a surge in demand for staples such as rice, cooking oil, sugar, meat and eggs.
“Therefore, I urge local governments and relevant agencies to ensure distribution runs smoothly so that prices do not spike and burden the public,” he said.
Rajiv noted that as a member of Commission IV (agriculture, fisheries and food), he will continue to monitor food availability in his electoral district.
“The people of Bandung Regency and West Bandung Regency entrusted me; I will keep monitoring food availability here and will gather the aspirations of the people to be conveyed to Jakarta (DPR RI),” he added.
Rajiv also recalled that in his first year as an MP he had delivered various programmes to the public, including the Indonesia Pintar (PIP) programme, assistance for agricultural tools and machinery (alsintan), cultivators, seed aid, and the bioflok model for fisheries.
He reminded recipient farmer groups not to sell the aid.
“I remind farmer groups receiving aid not to sell it; it is for the people, to advance Ciparay’s agriculture,” he emphasised.
Rajiv hopes the distribution to Ciparay and surrounding areas will continue to increase. He also asked residents who have not yet received aid to be patient as distribution is done in rotation.
In addition to distributing sembako, Rajiv organised the ‘Gerakan Pangan Murah’ in Margaasih District, Bandung Regency. The programme is designed to help residents obtain foodstuffs at cheaper prices ahead of Lebaran.
“As promised, we are re‑launching the Gerakan Pangan Murah so that the public can buy cheap food ahead of Lebaran,” Rajiv said.
Under the programme, certain staples are sold below market price. Cooking oil Rp15,700; SPHP rice Rp54,000; beef Rp117,000; chicken Rp36,000; and eggs Rp29,500.
People with vouchers can buy eggs at Rp19,000, while vegetables from Ciwidey and Pasir Jambu farmers are sold at Rp5,000 per item, including chilli which is expensive in the market.