Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Thursday said the government is planning to provide over 10 million families with 10kg rice under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) program in the upcoming Ramadan.
He said this while responding to a question from journalists at the secretariat.
The country has achieved bumper Aman yield and the country won't need to import rice once good yield of Boro paddy is achieved, said the minister .
He said the government usually distributes rice to people during the Ramadan under rationing, Kabikha, TR and OMS programs.
"Rice and flour are distributed through 2500 dealers across the country on a regular basis,” he said, adding that the lower-income people can buy 5kg rice at Tk30 per kg and 3kg flour at Tk24 under OMS program.
He said over 10 million families of the country get 5kg rice and 3kg flour each round the year and no one will fall in crisis for rice in the Ramadan.
5 million families will be provided with 30kg rice at Tk15 per kg from March 1 and people usually get rice under the program for five months—March, April, May, September and October.
