49 licences of rice millers cancelled in Nilphamari
Our Correspondent | Sunday, 13 July 2008
NILPHAMARI, July 12: Out of 324 licence holders of rice husking mills in Nilphamari district, 49 licences of different mill owners have been cancelled and their electricity lines have also been disconnected because of non-fulfilment of the contract they have made with the district controller of food to supply rice for government procurement. This has been disclosed by Deputy Commissioner of Nilphamari Md. Rashidul Hasan recently in a view exchange meeting with the rice mill owners at his office.
The meeting was presided over by the deputy commissioner. Commander of 22 Infantry Division, Saidpur Cantonment, Brigadier General Safiul Islam Belal was the chief guest in the meeting.
The chief guest asked the rice husking mill owners to fulfil the contracts they made. Otherwise the defaulters' licences would be cancelled for the greater interest of food procurement. Speaking on the occasion the deputy commissioner said in the current boro season 3,34,000 tonnes of rice have been produced in the district, which is 40 per cent more than the target. The government procurement target is 27,668 tonnes of rice out of which only 14083 tonnes have been procured so far, he added.
The meeting was presided over by the deputy commissioner. Commander of 22 Infantry Division, Saidpur Cantonment, Brigadier General Safiul Islam Belal was the chief guest in the meeting.
The chief guest asked the rice husking mill owners to fulfil the contracts they made. Otherwise the defaulters' licences would be cancelled for the greater interest of food procurement. Speaking on the occasion the deputy commissioner said in the current boro season 3,34,000 tonnes of rice have been produced in the district, which is 40 per cent more than the target. The government procurement target is 27,668 tonnes of rice out of which only 14083 tonnes have been procured so far, he added.