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RICE-DISTRIBUTION-NAOGAON
Over 1.86 lakh families to get VGF rice in Naogaon
NAOGAON, May 28, 2019 (BSS) – A total of 1,86,959 poor and distressed
families will get 2804.385 metric tonnes of rice under special Vulnerable
Group Feeding (VGF) Programme to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr
festivity.
Officials of the district Relief and Rehabilitation said the Ministry of
Disaster Management and Relief has allocated the rice for distribution to the
poor and distressed families in all 11 upazilas in the district.
The upazila administrations with assistance of local public
representatives and union level committees are preparing to distribute the
rice to listed VGF card holder families, said District Relief and
Rehabilitation officer Abdul Mannan.
Each of the selected beneficiary families will get 15 kg VGF rice in all
99 unions and three pourasabhas under 11 upazilas in the district.
The distribution process will be completed before the Eid-ul-Fitr
festivity.
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