Another issue was discussed in the meeting, which was not exactly on the agenda. That is, there should not be a gap between the price at which paddy is purchased from the farmer and the price at which it is sold to the consumer. For that, the financial advisor said market monitoring.
At the same time, the financial adviser said to ensure balanced food at affordable prices. The finance advisor asked the concerned ministries to take initiative to ensure that there is availability of fish, meat, eggs and milk along with rice.
Among the proposals that have been approved in today's meeting, there is a proposal to purchase 50 thousand tons of wheat under package-1 through international open tender. This wheat will be bought for a total of 180 crore 82 lakh 80 thousand taka at the rate of 301.38 USD per ton.
