<div><b><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The government has decided to procure additional two lakh tonnes  of Aman rice during the Aman season.</span><br></b></div><div><br></div><div>Of the latest procurement, 1.5 lakh tonnes will be boiled rice while the rest 50,000 tonnes will be Atap rice, said a PID handout issued on Tuesday.</div><div><br></div><div>Additional allocation will be provided only in favor of the mills that earlier signed agreement in the current Aman procurement season 2023-24. </div><div><br></div><div>The Food Ministry has been asked to complete the drive by February next year, it said.</div><div><br></div><div>On October 8, the government set a target to procure 7 lakh metric tonnes of paddy and rice from the marginal farmers across the country in the ongoing Aman season.</div><div><br></div><div>Under the programme, two lakh MTS paddy, 4 lakh tonnes boiled and the rest one lakh tonnes Atap rice will be procured at a cost of Tk 30, Tk 44 and Tk 43 per kg respectively. According to UNB reports </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>