The government has decided to procure 1.15 million metric tonnes of rice (boiled and non-boiled) and 0.65 million metric tonnes of paddy during the ongoing Boro season.
Some 1.0 million metric tonnes of boiled rice will be procured at Tk 40 per kg, 0.15 million metric tonnes of non-boiled (atap) rice at Tk 39 per kg, and 0.65 million metric tonnes of paddy at Tk 27 per kg.
Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder came up with the information while talking to reporters at a virtual programme on Monday, reports UNB.
The procurement of boro paddy will start from April 28, rice from May 7, and will continue till August 31.
On April 22, the decisions were made at a virtual meeting of the Food Planning and Monitoring Committee, chaired by Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder.
Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Health Minister Zahid Maleque, Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim, Enamur Rahman, the state minister for disaster management and relief, among others, attended the meeting through a videoconference.
Last year, the government set a target to procure 0.60 million metric tonnes of paddy and 1.10 million tonnes of rice during boro season.