RANGPUR, Aug 8, 2013 (BSS)- Distribution of 12,552 tonnes
rice under special Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme to
assist the poor celebrating upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festivity was
completed yesterday in Rangpur division, official sources said.
The government through the Ministry of Food and Disaster
Management allocated the huge quantity of rice for distribution
among 12,55,287 distressed and poor families with 10 kg rice for
each family in all 58 upazilas under eight districts in the
division.
As per direction and supervision of the concerned district
administrations the upazila administrations with the assistances
of the local public representatives duly prepared list of the
beneficiary families and completed the distribution process
timely.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) of Rangpur
Abdus Salam told BSS that, in addition to this, the government
also distributed more VGF rice among the distressed families
living in all pourasabhas in eight districts of the division.
Under the programme, 1,823 tonne of special VGF rice was
distributed among 1,82,300 beneficiary families with 10 kg each
on the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity in all 76 unions under eight
upazilas of Rangpur.
Besides, 46.21 tonnes special VGF rice was distributed among
4,621 distressed families in Badarganj and Haragach pourasabhas
in Rangpur like all other pourasabhas in the other seven
districts under the division, he added.
Similarly, 958.19 tonne rice was distribution among 95,819
distressed families in Lalmonirhat, 1,751.10 tonnes among
1,75,110 families in Gaibandha and 2,081.80 tonnes among 2,08,180
families in Kurigram districts.
And 1,631.01 tonnes VGF rice was distributed among 1,63,101
families in Nilphamari, 2,388.43 tonnes among 2,38,843 families
in Dinajpur, 1,078.28 tonnes among 1,07,828 families in
Thakurgaon and 841.06 tonnes among 84,1096 families in
Panchagarh. – Our Correspondent
