Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri,—To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) whether he admits that there is a dire shortage of rice in the market at present;
(ii) if so, of the reasons for the occurrence of such a shortage;
(iii) whether stocks of rice sufficient for consumption are currently available in the country;
(iv) whether he admits that the main rice mill owners are maintaining a rice monopoly; and
(v) of the measures that will be taken to release rice stocks to the market in a way that it will provide relief to the paddy farmer as well as to the rice consumer?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-04-10
Asked by
Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, M.P.
Ministry
Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2025-04-10
Answered by
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P.
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