Fifty lakh families across the country will receive 30 kilogram of rice at Tk 15 a kilogram in March and April.
Food adviser Ali Imam Majumder announced this on Thursday while addressing a view exchange meeting on 鈥極MS and Food- Friendly Programme鈥� at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner鈥檚 Office.
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, one crore low-income families will receive 10 kilogram of rice free of cost.
鈥楾here is no food shortage in the country, but the distribution system needs better discipline,鈥� 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, director general of the food department, deputy commissioners of Dhaka Division and senior officials from the food ministry and the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner鈥檚 Office were also present.
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