DCs asked to monitor rural job schemes

  • 07/04/2008

  • New Age (Bangladesh)

DCs asked to monitor rural job schemes Warned against harassment of farmers in procuring boro rice, disbursing fuel subsidy Mustafizur Rahman The government has ordered the deputy commissioners to make sure that farmers are not harassed or deprived of in the upcoming boro rice procurement drive and disbursement of diesel subsidies for irrigation. District administrators, on the second day of their conference in Dhaka Sunday, were also warned of tough actions in case of any misappropriation of funds released for creating rural jobs and ensuring food security for the poor, hard-pressed by soaring food prices.