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
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-04-10
Answered by
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P.
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