Power Price Hike will not Affect Farmers: Food Minister

Naogaon Correspondent: Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumdar said that the increase in electricity prices will not have any effect on the farmers. The government distributes free fertilizers and seeds to small and marginal farmers. At subsidized cost, electricity irrigation facility is availed in the land. As a result, there will be no impact on the increase in electricity prices.

After inaugurating the newly constructed building of the Naogaon District Food Control Office at a cost of around three crores on Thursday (March 7) afternoon, he said this in response to a question from journalists.

Meanwhile, the food minister said to the mill owners that all business should be done under one license. No business can be done under different licenses.

Sadhan Chandra Majumder said that digital method has been introduced in the purchase of paddy and rice. Digital cards have been given to food lovers. Digitizing in OMS. It will be inaugurated very soon.

Mentioning that there is no shortage of food in Bangladesh, the minister said there is no reason to worry about this. Aiming at natural calamities, there was talk of buying wheat in the budget, in the meantime, 3.5 lakh metric tons of wheat has been bought 7 days ago.

The minister urged not to listen to rumors and not to buy too much rice at once.

Acting Deputy Commissioner Milton Chandra Roy spoke at the opening ceremony under the chairmanship of Food Ministry Secretary Ismail Hossain, Food Directorate Director General Sakhawat Hossain, Additional Director General Abdullah Al Mamun, Regional Food Controller Rajshahi Zahirul Islam, Naogaon Additional Superintendent of Police and District Food Controller Muhammad Tanvir Rahman.

Officials of local administration, officials of food department and rice traders were present at the time.