BSS, Rangpur :
The government has allocated 17,716.85 tonnes rice under special Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme for the poor of Rangpur division to assist them in celebrating the holy Ramadan month and Eid-ul-Fitr festivity.
According to official sources, over 17.71 lakh VGF card holder extremely poor and distressed beneficiary families of all 58 upazilas in eight districts of Rangpur division will get the allocated rice with 10-kg rice per family by this holy month of Ramadan.
District Relief and Rehabilitation Officers (DRRO) of Rangpur Abdus Salam told BSS that the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management has allocated the rice for the beneficiary poor families to assist them celebrating the Ramadan and Eid-ul- Fitr festivity.
As per direction of the district administrations, upazila administrations in association with union VGF committees and public representatives have started preparing list of the beneficiary families to complete VGF rice distribution before the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity.
The rice will be distributed in presence of the union VGF committee members and concerned Tag Officers under supervision of the upazila and district administrations to maintain complete transparency in the distribution process.
Under the programme, 4,007.13 tonnes of the special VGF rice will be distributed among over 4 lakh beneficiary families with 10 kg each in all 76 unions under eight upazilas of Rangpur district.
Of them, 257.04 tonnes VGF rice will be distributed among 25,704 beneficiary poor families in Sadar upazila, 535.01 tonnes among 53,501 families in Badarganj, 262.57 tonnes among 26,257 families in Taraganj, 486.28 tonnes among 48,628 families in
Gangachara, 651.65 tonnes among 65,165 families in Pirganj, 857.01 tonnes among 85,701 families in Mithapukur, 526.15 tonnes among 52,615 distressed families in Pirgachha upazilas of Rangpur.
Similarly, 1,506.69 tonnes VGF rice has been allocated for distribution among over 1.50 lakh families in Gaibandha, 673.84 tonnes for 67,384 families in Lalmonirhat, 4,003.17 tonnes for over four lakh families in Kurigram and 3,755.51 tonnes rice for over 3.75 lakh families in Nilphamari districts.
Besides, 1,598.72 tonnes of the allocated special VGF rice will be distributed among over 1.58 lakh beneficiary families of Dinajpur, 1,122.58 tonnes among more than 1.12 lakh families of Thakurgaon and 1,049.21 tonnes among over1.04 lakh families of Panchagarh districts under the division.
In addition to this, the government has also allocated more VGF rice for distribution among the extremely poor and distressed families living in all pourasabhas under all eight districts of Rangpur division.
