The government will start selling rice at Tk 10 per kg to 5 million ultra-poor families across the country from Saturday (Sep 1) aimed at keeping the rice market stable, reports BSS quoting Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam.
Islam told BSS, “A family having five members can buy a maximum of 30 kilograms of rice in a month. A total of 25 million people of the country will get the opportunity under the programme.”
People from lower income group can buy the rice during the five lean months – March, April, September, October and November under the social safety net scheme inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sep 7, 2016, under ‘The food-friendly programme’.
The food minister said a total of 5 million cards have been distributed to the targeted beneficiaries.