City Desk :
Around 27.32 lakh jobless and hardest hit families consisting 1.23 crore people have, so far, received government’s humanitarian support to mitigate their livelihood related troubled situation caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic situation in Rajshahi division.
As part of its humanitarian assistance to tackle the present crisis situation, the government has distributed 21,649 tonnes of rice and around Taka 13.60 crore in cash among the families in need in all eight districts of the division till Wednesday last.
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandaker said 18,13,660 families were given 10 kilograms of rice each while another 9,18,070 families got Taka 1,000 each for baby food purposes and necessary other expenses.
A total of 3,583 tonnes of rice and over TK 2.19 crore in cash are in the stock at present for distribution in line with the government’s efforts to reach foodstuffs among all hardest hit people, he added.
Meanwhile, around 14.48 lakh distressed and other less-incoming families comprising around 65.15 lakh people have, so far, received Open Market Sale (OMS) rice in the division to overcome their crisis caused by the pandemic.
The Department of Food has distributed 7,239.97 tonnes of rice at Taka 10 per kilogram under the government’s OMS programme through 92 appointed dealers in all eight districts in the division till Tuesday last.
Regional Controller of Food Raihanul Kabir said the OMS programme is being conducted in city, district headquarter, pourashava and union levels since April 5 last to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Around 27.32 lakh jobless and hardest hit families consisting 1.23 crore people have, so far, received government’s humanitarian support to mitigate their livelihood related troubled situation caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic situation in Rajshahi division.
As part of its humanitarian assistance to tackle the present crisis situation, the government has distributed 21,649 tonnes of rice and around Taka 13.60 crore in cash among the families in need in all eight districts of the division till Wednesday last.
Rajshahi Divisional Commissioner Humayun Kabir Khandaker said 18,13,660 families were given 10 kilograms of rice each while another 9,18,070 families got Taka 1,000 each for baby food purposes and necessary other expenses.
A total of 3,583 tonnes of rice and over TK 2.19 crore in cash are in the stock at present for distribution in line with the government’s efforts to reach foodstuffs among all hardest hit people, he added.
Meanwhile, around 14.48 lakh distressed and other less-incoming families comprising around 65.15 lakh people have, so far, received Open Market Sale (OMS) rice in the division to overcome their crisis caused by the pandemic.
The Department of Food has distributed 7,239.97 tonnes of rice at Taka 10 per kilogram under the government’s OMS programme through 92 appointed dealers in all eight districts in the division till Tuesday last.
Regional Controller of Food Raihanul Kabir said the OMS programme is being conducted in city, district headquarter, pourashava and union levels since April 5 last to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
