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Section: Vulnerable Group Development

A Brief statement of VGD ( Vulnerable Group Development Programme) of one year run by the Directorate of Relief & Rehabilitation.

Bangladesh is a disaster prone country. Natural calamities like Flood, Cyclone, Tornado, River erosion etc. cause damage to the crop and other properties of the people of Bangladesh . The middle class people specially  the people become the victims of natural disasters. Govt. of Bangladesh have launched V.G.F( Vulnerable Group Feeding Programme) to help the disaster affected and poor people. The objectives of V.G.F Programme are (a) to ensure Food security for the poor and affected people, (b) to help the increase the nutrition for the poor and distressed children, (c)  to keep market price of essential commodities stable, (d) to keep the supply of Food normal during lean period and (e) to render both social and financial help to the beneficiaries through food distribution under this Programme.

The poor people who are owner of not above than 0.15 acre of land, who have got no source of regular income or who have got no earning member in his or her family, day labourer, whose husband is physically handicapped or the poor who have been affected by natural disaster are eligible  to get food aid under this programme.