RANGPUR, May 5, 2021 (BSS) – A total of 500 jobless and distressed people of Chandanpat union in Sadar upazila here received Taka 500 each as general relief (GR) in the wake of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on Tuesday.
Officials said the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief allocated Taka 1.90 crore as GR for distribution among 38,000 jobless people with Taka 2,50,000 for 500 jobless people in each of the 76 unions in the district.
Besides, the ministry allocated Taka 26 lakh as GR cash for distribution among 5,200 jobless and needy people with Taka 500 each by the Rangpur City Corporation, district administration and three municipalities across the district.
“We already distributed Taka 92,50,000 among 18,500 COVID-19 affected jobless people with Taka 500 each in the district where as the process continues,” District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer ATM Akhteruzzaman told BSS today.
On Tuesday, Chairman of Chandanpat union in Sadar upazila Amenur Rahman distributed Taka 500 among each of the 500 jobless people in a function at the union parishad premises abiding by the health directives in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer Israt Sadia Shumi, Sadar Upazila Project Implementation Officer Abdul Matin, Sadar Upazila Cooperative Officer and Tag Officer for Chandanpat union Md Jahangir Alam and all members of the union attended the function.
After getting Taka 500 as GR in cash, a number of jobless men and women of the union expressed their happiness and thanked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for standing beside them during the pandemic situation.
On the occasion, Union Chairman Amenur Rahman said the 500 jobless people of the union are very happy after getting Taka 500 each as general relief in cash, especially during the current COVID-19 pandemic situation.