The government has allocated Tk 77.0 million and 22,830 tonnes of rice for the people who have been walloped by natural disasters and Covid-19 restrictions.
The Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief has made the allocation, reports UNB.
Around 5,450 metric tonnes of rice and Tk 30.10 million have been allocated for 64 districts in favour of the district administrations; 3,280 tonnes of rice and Tk 32.80 million under 328 municipalities.
Rice and cash will be distributed as aid on a priority basis to unemployed and deprived people, including transport workers, considering the impact of Covid-19 and natural disasters, Md Selim Hossain, senior information officer of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief, said on Sunday.
The eligible people can get food assistance – rice, pulses, salt, oil, potatoes – from the allotment after calling the national helpline 333, he added.
"Also, 14,100 metric tonnes of rice and Tk 14.10 million have been allocated in favour of 64 district administrations to assist the people affected by Covid-19, floods, river erosion and natural calamities," Selim said.
