130,100 tons of rice to support people in 24 provinces and cities during the period of social distancing

11:19 AM 2021-08-20

(LĐXH)- The Prime Minister has just issued a Decision on the free supply of rice from the national reserve to 24 provinces and cities to support more than 8.6 million people facing difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Prime Minister assigned the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Finance to handle according to regulations, take responsibility for the information and data reported.

The People's Committees of the provinces and cities are responsible for the accuracy of the reported data and provide support timely and right subjects.

In case there are still difficulties after implementing the support, the People's Committees of the provinces and cities shall report to the Ministry of Labour, War Invalids and Social Affairs and the Ministry of Finance for submission to the Prime Minister for consideration and continued support.

Earlier, Deputy Minister Le Minh Khai has signed Decision No.1409/QD-TTg directing the Finance Ministry to allocate over 4,100 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to the southern provinces of Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang in support of residents hit by COVID-19 pandemic.

Specifically, Binh Phuoc will receive more than 559 tonnes, Bac Lieu over 636 tonnes and Soc Trang over 2,921 tonnes.

Authorities of Binh Phuoc, Bac Lieu and Soc Trang must be responsible for accuracy of data provided by them and support for the right persons in line with regulations./.

Hong Minh

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