Rice aid approved for three localities on lunar new year
Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on December 30 signed a decision to supply rice from the national reserves to the provinces of Ninh Thuan, Soc Trang, and Cao Bang serving the upcoming occasion of 2023 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Le MinhKhai on December 30 signed a decision to supply rice from the national reservesto the provinces of Ninh Thuan, Soc Trang, and Cao Bang serving the upcoming occasionof 2023 Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Accordingly, the south-central province of Ninh Thuan will beprovided with over 5,753 tonnes of rice; the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trangmore than 1,183 tonnes; and the northern province of Cao Bang some 642.64tonnes.
The Ministries of Finance and of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs have been assigned to oversee related information and data reported.Meanwhile, the People’s Committees of the three localities are in charge of makingcorrect reports and allocating the aid in a timely manner, according to thedecision./.
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