GAIBANDHA, MAY 31, 2019 (BSS) – The government has allocated 2,490 tonnes of rice for the distressed and ultra-poor people of the district on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme.
District relief and rehabilitation office source said the rice would be
distributed to a total of 1, 65, 970 VGF card holders at all the seven
upazilas, including four pourashavas, in the district before Eid-ul-Fitr.
Of the total, 27,209 cards are allocated for Fulchhari upazila, 28,899 for
Sundarganj upazila, 15,160 for Shaghata upazila, 28,252 for Gobindaganj
upazila, 15,762 for Sadullapur upazila, 23,752 for Sadar upazila and 13, 073
for Palashbari upazila of the district.
Apart from it, 4,621 cards are allocated for Gaibandha Pourashava and
Gobindaganj Pourashava each, 3,081cards for Sundarganj Pourashava, and 1,540
cards for Palashbari upazila of the district, sources said.
Each of the beneficiaries would get 15 KGs of rice so that they could
celebrate the forthcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the biggest religious festivals
for the Muslims, without food crisis, said assistant commissioner and acting
district relief and rehabilitation officer M. Saheedul Islam.
Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abdul Matin 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.
Sadar UNO Uttam Kumar Roy and PIO Anisur Rahman said as per the directives
of the DC necessary measures were taken to distribute the VGF rice to the
beneficiaries of the upazila before Eid festival without any criticism.