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Rice earmarked for seven localities for Tet

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recently signed a decision to supply rice from the national reserves to the provinces of Binh Phuoc, Ha Giang, Quang Ngai, Quang Tri, Bac Lieu, Dak Lak and Gia Lai for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival and between-crop period.
Rice earmarked for seven localities for Tet ảnh 1Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has recentlysigned a decision to supply rice from the national reserves to the provinces ofBinh Phuoc, Ha Giang, Quang Ngai, Quang Tri, Bac Lieu, Dak Lak and Gia Lai forthe upcoming Lunar New Year festival and between-crop period.

Accordingly, nearly 6.3 million tonnes of rice will be earmarked forthe above localities for Tet while more than 591,000 tonnes will be provided for GiaLai during between-crop period.

The Deputy PM assigned the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry ofLabour, Invalids and Social Affairs to bear responsible for related information and datareported.

The People’s Committees of the localities arein charge of making correct reports and allocating the aid in a timely mannerin line with regulations, according to the decision./.

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