Follow-up
Finally they get the VGF rice ahead of Eid
Finally, 1953 people of Lokhmikunda union in Ishwardi upazila of the district have got VGF (Vulnerable Group Feeding) rice under special allotment.
The chairman and members of the union submitted a fresh list to the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) yesterday morning and distributed rice among the poor and vulnerable people under supervision of the upazila administration.
UP Chairman Anisur Rahman Mollah had earlier set October 21 for distributing the rice but he could not do it because of a directive from the upazila administration.
Poor and vulnerable people, who gathered at the union parishad complex on the day for VGF rice under special allotment before Eid-ul-Azha, returned empty handed.
Ishwardi Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Naznin Hossain stopped distribution of rice, alleging that the UP chairman failed to prepare a list acceptable to the members of the union.
The UNO issued the directive after UP member Sofura Khatun alleged that the chairman dropped the names suggested by the members in the final list.
He asked the chairman to prepare a fresh list taking opinion of all members
Following a report published in The Daily Star on Wednesday headlined 'VGF rice for 2000 uncertain', the upazila administration asked the UP chairman and members to prepare a fresh list of poor and vulnerable people and submit it the UNO by Thursday morning.
As per the directive, the UP chairman and members reached a consensus on the issue, prepared a list of 1953 people and gave 10 kgs of rice to each of them, said Md Abdul Kuddus, secretary of Lokhmikunda Union Parishad.
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