Klaten Regency Administration Holds Cheap Market, Basic Foodstuffs at Rp10,000 per Package
Klaten Regency’s government, through the Dinas Koperasi Usaha Kecil Menengah dan Perdagangan (DKUKMP), has organised a cheap market to assist residents in meeting their needs during Ramadan and Idul Fitri 1447 H.
The cheap market initiative, held at the Ngawen Subdistrict Office compound on Monday, 2 March, offered 1,200 packages of basic foodstuffs containing 2 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of sugar, 1 litre of cooking oil, and 4 packets of instant noodles, priced at Rp10,000 per package.
Ngawen Subdistrict Head Poniran explained that the cheap market was aimed at residents of 13 villages in Ngawen Subdistrict to help low-income households meet their basic needs before Lebaran. “Residents who come to the cheap market must bring their national identification card and a voucher distributed by their village head. This ensures that the cheap market initiative reaches the intended target—low-income households,” he said.
Klaten Regent Hamenang Wajar Ismoyo attended the cheap market at Ngawen Subdistrict Office and symbolically handed over packages to residents, with support from Komis II DPRD Klaten Chairman Agus Riyanto.
The regent disclosed that to assist residents in meeting basic needs during Ramadan and Lebaran 2026, the local government through DKUKMP Klaten has launched cheap markets across five subdistricts, beginning with Ngawen. Across the five subdistricts of Ngawen, Delanggu, Tulung, Karangdowo, and Jogonalan, a total of 6,000 packages of basic foodstuffs have been prepared, each containing 2 kilograms of rice, 1 kilogram of sugar, 1 litre of cooking oil, and 4 packets of instant noodles.
“Each region will distribute 1,200 packages to local residents by showing their identification card. These Rp10,000 per package foodstuffs are intended to help ease residents’ burden in meeting basic needs ahead of Lebaran,” he stated.
Kamiyati, a resident of Senden Village, welcomed the Klaten Regency government’s cheap market initiative. “I am grateful to the Klaten Regent for his concern for low-income households by helping them meet basic foodstuff needs at affordable prices. This assistance is particularly helpful, especially as my husband has suffered from a stroke for some time,” she said.