Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj :
Above 4, 53, 364 lakh marginalized and distressed families were brought under Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) programme in 13 Upazilas and eight municipalities of Kishoreganj this year on the occasion of Eid-ul- Fitr festival. District Relief and Rehabilitation Officer (DRRO) ,Kishoreganj, Md. Lutfur Rahman confirmed the information on Wednesday.
Each of the card-holders received 10-kg of rice this time as per the list prepared earlier under the existing social safety net programme.
Meanwhile, distribution of the VGF rice was almost completed before the end of the holy month of Ramadan and the Eid festival as well. The government through the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has allocated a requisite quantity of rice in Kishoreganj.
As per direction and supervision of the district administration, the concerned upazila administrations with the assistance of local public representatives and union level committees distributed the rice among the listed VGF Card holder families for the last couple of days.
Kishoreganj Deputy Commissioner Md. Abul Kalam Azad told The New Nation that distribution of VGF rice was completed within thestipulated time so that the beneficiary poor and distressed families could celebrate the Eid-ul-Fitr in festive mood.
Respective union parishads prepared the list of the distressed people in their areas and rice is being distributed with approval of the concerned UNOs.
“We are very much satisfied with the successful distribution of the VGF rice on time,” said DC Abul Kalam Azad.
He said instructions were given to Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) along with project implementation officers (PIOs) to distribute the rice to the beneficiaries smoothly within the scheduled time.
“We were very much conscious about the quantity and quality of rice scheduled to be distributed,” DC Abul Kalam Azad added.
