97/2024
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, — To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the quantity of rice that has been imported to Sri Lanka in metric tons, as decided at the first Cabinet meeting of the current government;
(ii) of the price at which the imported rice is sold to consumers;
(iii) whether the government has data on paddy and rice stocks available in government and private sector warehouses; and
(iv) what benefits are accrued by importing rice while a fertilizer subsidy has been provided to paddy farmers?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2024-12-18
Asked by
Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, 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
2024-12-18
Answered by
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, M.P.
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