Special plan to supply rice at reasonable price during festive season: Minister

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Refuting claims that the country was heading towards a food crisis, Agricultural Minister Mahindananada Aluthgamage said today special mechanism was in the making to supply rice at a reasonable price during the upcoming festive season.

He told Parliament that he could guarantee that there won't be a food crisis as claimed by the opposition when considering the statistics of the extent of land cultivated during the last Yala and Maha seasons and the estimated paddy harvest.

Responding to a question raised by Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, the Minister said according to available data, there was only a 25% shortfall in the paddy harvest.

Opposition Leader also said there was an issue of food security in the country as prices of essential commodities are going beyond the reach of the common man and added that food security means not only abundance of food in the market but people could purchase them at an affordable price.

The Minister said he accepted the fact that prices were going up and people have faced difficulties and pointed out that responsibility of his ministry was to ensure proper food supply in the market.

"We have a plan to provide rice at a reasonable price during the upcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year. We have stocks of paddy purchased by the Paddy Marketing Board," he said. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

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Comments - 14

Azmath Thursday, 24 March 2022 04:36 PM

Utter lier

BuffaloaCitizen Thursday, 24 March 2022 04:54 PM

Pocket money for Aluthgamage... Burma is ready to sell inclusive of your commission.

Rice from the Moon Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:09 PM

Eat now, die later!

Aja Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:15 PM

From your mother's field ???

Basil Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:41 PM

Can use the loans taken and feed the people with generosity.

Sam Silva Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:45 PM

Just because of the festive season otherwise nothing will happen.

Tom jones Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:46 PM

Tom Pachchaya

Bandu Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:50 PM

"to supply rice at a reasonable price during the upcoming festive season." and after that what happens.

Nihal Amarasekera Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:58 PM

Simply a mad hatter

joshua Thursday, 24 March 2022 05:59 PM

after messing up everything this fellow is still seated in that mad house, Please kick him out

Sunil Thursday, 24 March 2022 06:49 PM

Imported rice. What a proud achievement.

S de Soysa Friday, 25 March 2022 07:49 AM

Minister Sri Lankan rice is available in Australia!!

Ravi Friday, 25 March 2022 01:20 PM

This man has no credibility and integrity. Whenever i see him on TV i remember his mother only.

BuffaloaCitizen Friday, 25 March 2022 04:44 PM

This arsehole promised to resign if one grain of rice is imported into the country. If asked, his baila will covid can also infect rice crops.

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