83,944 families get rice under food-friendly programme

KHULNA, Dec 10 (BSS): The government has sold 75,52,470 tonnes of rice with per kg at Tk 10 among 83,944 ultra poor families in Khulna during the fiscal year 2018-19 as part of its food-friendly programme.

The fair price rice selling programme was started from fiscal 2017-18 and it continued in nine upazilas of Khulna in fiscal 2018-2019 to make food available for the ultra poor people.

According to District Food Office, a total of 127 dealers were appointed at 68 unions of nine upazilas in Khulna asking them to sell the rice per kg at Tk 10.

Talking to the news agency, District Controller of Food Tanveer Ahmed said each family received 30 kg rice per month.

The rice selling programme was carried out in five months of a year -September to November and March to April.