BSS, Dhaka :
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Tuesday said the government will run strict monitor against illegal food hoarders in an attempt to make rice procurement a success during the ongoing aman season.
“Illegal hoarders will be brought under strict surveillance in order to make the government’s aman rice procurement trouble-free,” he said.
The food minister made this comment virtually connecting with an internal aman procurement progress review meeting of Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions of 2021-22 from his ministry office here.
He said, “None will be allowed to stock rice without having food grade license. The food grade license holders must have to submit their fortnightly food transaction reports to the authorities concerned.”
Giving strict instructions to the food department officials, the minister said the aman production is comparatively better this year and the government has fixed rationale prices for the aman paddy and rice. “So, the concerned food department officials must be more attentive by designing a concrete plan so that the aman procurement drive would be a success,” he told the meeting.
Sadhan, however, said the concerned food officials have to give explanation if they failed to fulfill the aman procurement target. “More procurement allocations will be given, if necessary, to the officials who will be able to achieve hundred percent procurement target before the stipulated time,” he said.
