10.4 lakh poor women to get 30kg rice per month: Indira 10.4 lakh poor women to get 30kg rice per month: Indira  DHAKA, Sep 16, 2020 (BSS) -As part of the
government’s Vulnerable Group Development
(VGD) programme to ensure food and
nutrition security of destitute rural
women, 30 kilograms (kg) of rice will be
provided to 10.4 lakh women per month for
a period of two years in 2021-22.
State Minister for Women and Children
Affairs Fazilatun Nesa Indira said this
while chairing at a meeting of the ‘VGD
Central Coordinating Committee’ held at
the Secretariat Tuesday, said a press
release.
“The Women and Children Affairs Ministry
is working on rehabilitation of street
children as per the directions of the
Hon’ble Prime Minister. VGD is helping
extremely poor rural women to become self-
reliant by alleviating poverty,” she said.
The state minister said that through VGD,
these women have been able to successfully
overcome food insecurity, malnutrition and
economic insecurity and come out of
extreme poverty.
“All our social security programs are
running uninterruptedly amid the pandemic
situation…Cash has been provided to
helpless and destitute women through
mobile banks which is a major social
security activity for the development of
food nutrition and socio-economic status
of women and children in Bangladesh,” she
said.
During the meeting, the state minister
also said that the Women and Children’s
Affairs Ministry is providing maternity
leave to 7.7lakh mothers and 2.75lakh
lactating mothers with allowance.
The total number of beneficiaries of
social security from the ministry is
20.85, and the total number of
beneficiaries of VGD from 2001-02 to 2019-
20 financial year through this ministry is
71.80 lakh, she added.
Saying that as a lot of people lost their
jobs due to the pandemic situation are in
a lot of troubles, Indira urged the Union
and Upazila Committees to complete the
selection process of VGD beneficiaries
with absolute non-discrimination, so that
the genuine needy women get the help.
Declaring strict action against any
irregularity, the state minister said that
the VGD selection process will be
monitored round the clock by the ministry
and the department.
The meeting was attended by Additional
Secretary of the Ministry Farida Parveen,
Additional Secretary Dr Mohiuddin Ahmed
and representatives of the Ministry of
Food, Ministry of Disaster Management and
Relief, ERD, Local Government Department
and World Food Program.
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