UNB, Dhaka :
The government will distribute 100,330.540 metric tonnes of rice for free to more than one crore “ultra-poor and destitute families” ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
The food aid will be given to 10,033,054 vulnerable group feeding (VGF) cardholders across the country to mitigate the consequences of recent disasters like floods.
Of the card holders, 8,779,203 are from 492 upazilas and 1,253,851 from 329 municipalities.
The disaster management and relief ministry Sunday issued a statement about the allocation.
