5.0 million families to get rice at Tk 15 per kg in Mar, Apr

Says food adviser

FE Team | Published: February 28, 2025 00:12:29

Five million families across the country will receive 30 kgs of rice at Tk 15 per kg in March and April.
Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder announced this on Thursday while addressing a view-exchange meeting on "OMS and Food- Friendly Programme" at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office, reports UNB.
The government will ensure the proper distribution of affordable and free rice under its food-friendly programme to support low-income families, he said.
Besides, as a special Eid gift from the interim government, 10 million low-income families will receive 10 kg of rice free of cost.
"There is no food shortage in the country, but the distribution system needs better discipline," he said.
The adviser urged the deputy commissioners to conduct regular mobile court operations to prevent irregularities and ensure that subsidised and free food grains reach the right beneficiaries.
The adviser directed all deputy commissioners of Dhaka Division to closely monitor the rice distribution especially during Ramadan.
Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Sharf Uddin Ahmed Choudhury presided over the meeting.
Food Secretary Md Masudul Hasan, the director general of the food department, deputy commissioners of Dhaka Division, and senior officials from the food ministry and the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office were also present.