DHAKA, Aug 31, 2022 (BSS) – The government is set to launch 'Food Friendly Programme (FFP)' and sell rice at Taka 30 per kg under the open market sale (OMS) for low-income people from tomorrow.

“The government is going to start 'Food Friendly Programme (FFP)' and open market sale of rice from September 1 as per the directives of the Prime Minister,” Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder said on Tuesday.

Noting that the government has increased the number of OMS dealers three times for mitigating public suffering, he said the number of OMS centres has also been raised to 2363 from 813.

According to officials, at each OMS center, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) cardholders will get 5 kg of rice twice a month at a price of Taka 30 per kg while common people who do not have TCB card will be given the same amount of rice against NID card.

Under the FFP, over 50 lakh families across the country will get 30 kg of rice per month at a price of Taka 15 per kg.

The FFP or 'Khaddo Bandhob Karmasuchi' and the OMS will continue alongside selling rice and flour among TCB cardholders at fair prices.

Rice will be sold openly in 50 trucks in Dhaka city and under the programme, 2 metric tons of rice per truck will be sold daily under OMS.