Poor to get over 5,500 tonnes of rice

The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to allocate 5,504 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to people in seven central and Central Highlands provinces.

Rice aid, presents for the needy before Tết

So far, nine provinces have received rice aid under a government programme to give nearly 5,200 tonnes of free rice to needy households as the Lunar New Year (Tết) draws near, said officials at the General Department of State Reserves.

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Gov't to ensure a happy Tet for poor The Party and State will do their best to ensure a sufficient Tet for every Vietnamese person, especially poor people and those who have rendered great service to the nation, said Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Pham Thi Hai Chuyen.

Central province receives rice aid Two thousand tonnes of rice were delivered to the residents of central Ninh Thuan Province as part of a Government relief for the province affected by a prolonged drought this year.

Drought forces provinces to halt crop cultivation The agricultural and rural development departments in three south-central provinces said they were not planning to plant the summer-autumn rice and several other crops due to prolonged drought.

Quang Binh gets more rice aid The central Quang Binh province is working hard to distribute 1,200 tonnes of emergency rice, provided by the government, to help stave off hunger in the fallow season.

Rice aid to reach poor people for Tet The Prime Minister has instructed the finance ministry to allocate 4,208 tonnes of rice from the national reserves to help disadvantaged people in eight provinces enjoy the Tet festival.

Son La Province to receive rice aid Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has ordered for providing 1,158 tonnes of rice from the national reserve to the north-western province of Son La, which is traditionally short of the grain until the next harvest.

Rice aid supplied to poor households As many as 444 tonnes of rice have been sent to support households in need of food aid in the central southern coastal province of Phu Yen, as well as those suffering serious damage caused by natural disasters.