The state government, Amirudin said, had established the Selangor Rice and Rice Regulatory Authority (KSPDS) to handle issues related to shortages of stock in shops and markets.

LPP Deputy Director-General (Development) Amir Mat Amin said the rice will be supplied to 40 premises under LPP, namely 23 Peladang Outlets (PO), eight Farmers’ Organisation Agro Bazaars and nine Kedai Peladang.

Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari berkata dalam tempoh tersebut program jualan membawa keperluan asas pada harga murah yang melibatkan seluruh Selangor itu membantu lebih 700,000 keluarga.

Sebelum ini, PKPS memaklumkan semua pihak boleh memohon penganjuran jualan murah secara dalam talian menerusi pautan https://forms.gle/3xE6acRZRv17X2zT6.

"That's why I say the first priority is to eradicate poverty, and coincidentally, in terms of numbers, it's the Malay community, but in terms of the ratio, in Kuala Lumpur and Negri Sembilan, the community that benefits the most is the Indian community.