Jakarta, March 29 -- Deputy for Food Availability and Stabilization at the National Food Agency (Bapanas) I Gusti Ketut Astawa stated that the rice and cooking oil food assistance reflects the government's presence in easing the economic burden.

"This program is necessary so that all low-income communities, totaling 33.2 million (beneficiary families), can feel the government's presence," Astawa said here on Sunday.

The government has ensured that the implementation of the first-quarter 2026 economic stimulus program, namely rice and cooking oil assistance, will continue through April.

He expressed hope that the state logistics agency Bulog, which distributes the assistance, can continue to accelerate the distribution to beneficiaries ...