According to the Ministry of Food, rice will be sold from trucks every Friday in two shifts: from 10am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 5pm.
Workers are seen engaged in garment production at an RMG factory in Bangladesh. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS
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Workers are seen engaged in garment production at an RMG factory in Bangladesh. File Photo: Mumit M/TBS
The government is launching a special Open Market Sale (OMS) programme for ready-made garment (RMG) workers, allowing each worker to purchase up to 10kg of rice per month at Tk30 per kg.
Truck sales under the programme are scheduled to begin today (13 November) on a pilot basis in Dhaka city and other areas of Dhaka district, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Chattogram city and other areas of Chattogram district.
According to the Ministry of Food, rice will be sold from trucks every Friday in two shifts: from 10am to 12:30pm and from 2:30pm to 5pm.
The programme will continue subject to the availability of rice stocks.
Workers must present their respective garment factory identity cards to purchase rice. Sales will also be recorded against workers’ signatures in the master rolls maintained by the respective factories, the ministry said.
The programme will be implemented under the overall management of the Directorate General of Food.
Separate monitoring teams have been formed by the ministry and the directorate to ensure transparency and proper implementation.
The government regularly operates the subsidised OMS programme to help low-income people access food at affordable prices, taking their purchasing capacity into account.
The special initiative for RMG workers has been introduced as part of these ongoing efforts.
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