GAIBANDHA, Aug 13 (BSS): The government has allocated some 3,288 tonnes of rice for the distressed and ultra poor of the district on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme.
District relief and rehabilitation office source said the rice would be distributed to a total of 1, 64, 430 VGF card holders of all the seven upazilas including three pourashavas of the district before Eid-ul-Azha.
Of the total, 27,209 cards were allocated for Fulchhari, 28,899 for Sundarganj, 15,160 for Shaghata, 28,252 for Gobindaganj, 15,257 for Sadullapur, 23,752 for Sadar and 13, 073 for Palashbari upazilas of the district.
Apart from it, 4621 cards were allocated for Gaibandha Pourashava and Gobindaganj Pourashava each and 3081cards for Sundarganj Pourashava, sources said.
Each of the beneficiaries would get 20 kgs of rice so that they could celebrate the Eid-ul-Azha, one of the biggest religious festivals for the Muslims, without any hurdle, said district relief and rehabilitation officer AKM Idris Ali.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Goutam Chandra Pal told BSS that said instructions were given to the upazila nirbahi officers (UNOs) along with project implementation officers (PIOs) to distribute the rice to the beneficiaries smoothly within very short time.
Over 3,288 tonnes VGF rice for Gaibandha poor
FE Team | Published: August 13, 2018 22:07:43
Over 3,288 tonnes VGF rice for Gaibandha poor
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