More rice delivered to needy people
Under decision No149/QD-TTg, signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung,
the Government would provide needy people in the northern province of
Yen Bai and central province of Ninh Thuan with 1,000 tonnes of
rice each, and the northern province of Ninh Binh with 1,730 tonnes.
Dung
asked the provincial People's Committees to promptly deliver the food
aid and report their results to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry
of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs.
Earlier on Jan. 21, the
Prime Minister decided to deliver nearly 34,000 tonnes of rice from the
national reserve to the needy people in 11 provinces, including Dien
Bien, Son La, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Thanh Hoa, Binh Dinh,
Quang Binh, Quang Nam and Quang Tri./.