Programme Implementing by the Directorate:

Food For Work(FFW)
Test Relief
Bridge and Culverts(FFW)
Execution of Risk Reduction Programme
Relief and Rehabilitation programme
Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) & Vulnerable Group Development (VGD)
Food Security Enhancement Initiative (FSED) Programme
Construction of Flood/Cyclone shelters

Food For Work(FFW) :

This programme is for construction, maintenance, reconstruction and development of rural infrastructure. Under this programme both food grains and cash money are allocated to the Upazilas on the basis of population. The schemes are executed by the Upazila Parishad under the supervision of the D.C. through the District Steering Committee. Upazila allocates the rice/wheat/cash money for FFW schemes to the Unions. The Upazila Parishad select and prepares the FFW schemes through the U.P. Chairman and Upazila FFW committee scrutinize the schemes and recommends the schemes to the District Co-ordination Committee who approves the schemes. After approval of the schemes the Upazila Parishad executes the schemes as per circular. Some times both food grains and money allocated by the Ministry according to electoral constitution.

Test Relief:

The programme is mainly for immediate repairing roads. damaged institutions. and other rural activities needs by the people. It provides employment opportunities for the poor people of rural area. The programme is implemented as per circular.

Allotment: Up to October 2008, TR allotted Total : 1,22,713.000 M.T. Rice (all Upazilas of 64 District)

Bridge and Culverts (Food for Work):

The Directorate also construction of bridge/culverts (up to 12 M. long ) under ADP. Every year a number of projects are being implemented under this programme. This year(2007-2008) we have taken 481 projects against an amount of Taka 6197.00 lakh in 204 Upazilas .

Execution of Risk Reduction Programme :

The programme is for the poor people who earns TK. below 3500/per month. Allocation for the year 2005 TK. 35 crore. The programme will cover 58 Upazila in 23 districts. Loan /grant range TK. 5000/ to 20000/ for each selected family.

Relief and Rehabilitation programme :

This is a disaster management programme of the Government/Directorate.

The main objective of this programme is to meet the emergent needs of the situation.

Relief works is undertaken in three phases:-

1) Pre-disaster period

2) Disaster period.

3) Post Disaster period.

Relief Assistance:

The Directorate of Relief and Rehabilitation provides the flowing disaster relief with approval of the Government :-

1. G.R food/ G.R cash.

2. C.I. sheet or House building grant.

3. Temporary arrangement of shelter for the distress people during the disaster.

4. Winter cloth (blanket). (1,62,00,000.00 Taka allotted for 2008-09 financial year )

5. Tent

6. Sari, Lungi, etc.

7. Dry Food- Chira, Gur, High protein biscuit, Soya biscuit, Dates etc.

7.1) Baby Food, Milk Powder.

7.2) Utensils

8) Medicine / Medical assistance etc.

Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) & Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) :

Vulnerable Group feeding (VGF) :

VGF is a form of gratuitous relief. This program is normally launched during disaster and after disaster till the distressed people remaining vulnerable to hunger. It may be stated that the WFP started its relief activities as VGF Programme in Bangladesh among the poorest women from 1975 under projects BGD 2226.

Allotment: In September 2008, 64 District (4818 Union/Pourasava) Total VGF allotted 84,795 M.T. Rice for one month.

Vulnerable Group Development (VGD) :

VGF has been over the years, transformed into Vulnerable Group Development (VGD). About 5,00,000 women families are getting benefit and each family receives 30 kgs of wheat per month.

Facilitate training into marketable skills.

Encourage the accumulation of seed capital through serving and provide access to credit in order to, build increased earning capacity, and enable them to "graduate" into on-going development programmes.

Enhance social awareness through active participation or poor Women in groups for functional education and other human development skill training.

Improve socio-economic conditions of the poorest women in rural Bangladesh so that they may :-

a) More beyond their existing status marked by food insecurity, economic insecurity, and low social status.

b) Be able to sustain themselves above the poverty level alter further 4 to 5 years period of support beyond VGD graduation from NGO's.

c) The programme is being implemented by joint collaboration with the Ministry of Women Affairs.

Food Security Enhancement Initiative (FSED) Programme:

As per agreement, (signed between MFDM on July 3, 2000) DRR is implementing two types of work viz. Road Development and Ground Raising programme jointly with World Vision Bangladesh in 16 Upazila through out the country under this Programme.

The duration of the programme is from October 2000 to September 2005. Targets of the, programme are Construction and Development of road and Ground rising of school, college, market or other public places from 10 decimal to 150 decimal each. For implementation of the above two programmes, and other components like tree plantation on the road side Wheat, Peas and Edible Oil, are allocated. All these commodities are donated by USAID, USA.

Construction of Flood/Cyclone shelters:-

25 nos of Shelters are under construction by the Directorate. Tk.115, 800,000 sanctioned for the project.