Govt extends selling of essential commodities to Ctg, Khulna

Department of Agricultural Marketing under the Ministry of Agriculture is selling essential commodities, including agricultural products, at subsidized prices through the OMS programme at a total of 45 points in Dhaka, Khulna and Chittagong cities.

The present interim government launched the OMS programme for low-income people initially on October 15 at 20 points in the capital city. Later, the government took steps to sell essential goods at 10 more points on October 18 in the city’s area.

The government decided to extend the OMS programme to Khulna and Chittagong after getting a huge response from low-income people to the programme in Dhaka.

Later, the Department of Agricultural Marketing launched the OMS programme at five points in Chittagong on October 22 and later, at another five points on October 27.

In Khulna, the government opened the OMS programme at five places on October 28.

Director General (DG) of Department of Agricultural Marketing Md. Masud Karim told BSS that the government has taken steps to sell different items, including eggs, potatoes, onions, papayas, and green chillies at subsidized prices in different markets to reduce people’s economic hardship.

The Department of Agricultural Marketing is selling eggs at Tk 110 per dozen, potatoes at Tk 30 per kg, onion at Tk 70 per kg, green papaya at Tk 15 per kg, portal at Tk 30 per kg, corolla at Tk 40 per kg, cucumber at Tk 15 per kg, gourd at Tk 20 per piece.

The prices of essential agricultural products witnessed a rise due to the recent floods that damaged a lot of vegetable farmlands in 13 districts, leading to less supply and causing a sharp rise in the price of vegetables, according to the Department of Agricultural Marketing.