Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities to introduce cards for distribution of essentials under the Open Market Sale programme to ease hassles faced by the beneficiaries.
PFDS: Despite a relative decline in the overall price level in the last few months, on February 16, 2023, the retail price per kilogramme of coarse rice was as high as Tk 50, and the price of wheat flour ranged between Tk 58 and Tk 60. The importance of expanding PFDS is, therefore, obvious.
The government plans to distribute 10 kilogrammes of rice for free to each of more than one crore ultra-poor and destitute families under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in the upcoming Ramadan as part of the measures to cushion them from the cost of living crisis.
Food Minister Sadhan Chandar Majumder today said the government is planning to provide over one crore families with 10 kilogrammes rice under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in the upcoming Ramadan.