Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government is going to introduce general rationing system so that all sections of people can cope with the prices of essentials like rice, pulses, oils and baby foods.
She disclosed the plan while addressing the members of Bangladesh Ansar and the Village Defence Party (VDP) at the Ansar-VDP Academy in Shafipur.
The prime minister also announced a package programme enhancing allowance for the Ansar members and assigning them to new roles in rural development and peacekeeping.
Announcing a number of facilities and benefits for the country’s 4.9 million Ansar and VDP members, the prime minister said daily allowance of the attached Ansar members will be fixed at minimum Tk 180.
The prime minister also directed the authorities concerned to take steps to implement this decision “immediately”.
Elaborating the new universal rationing system, she said, “We are considering providing ration for all. Whatever the wage of a person, he will be entitled to purchase rice, pulses, oils and baby milk under the general rationing system.”
She said all beneficiaries will have to follow a ‘limit’ in getting the services under the government rationing system.
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