Govt food grain stock hits six-year high: adviser

The government’s food grain stock has reached its highest level in the past six years, Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder said today.

The target for safe food reserves in the country was 13.5 lakh tonnes, but government warehouses currently hold more than 22.1 lakh tonnes of food grains, he said at a press conference at the Secretariat in Dhaka.

As a result, the person who will take charge in two days will not need to make hasty decisions immediately and will be able to take the next steps calmly and steadily, he said.

Since the government’s reserves are sufficient, ongoing subsidy programmes will not be disrupted, he added.

“We have done everything necessary to keep the market stable.”

He also said he had tried his best to work within the opportunities he was given as an adviser and acknowledged shortcomings in some areas.

“There are failures in some areas, and I take responsibility for those.”

Majumder said he had already submitted his asset statement to the Cabinet Division and had made the utmost effort during his tenure as adviser.