The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
The Minister responded to concerns raised by Hon. Harsha de Silva regarding rice data, stating that some figures cited were inaccurate, including the claim that one million metric tons of rice were missing. He acknowledged that the Maha harvest was lower than previously stated and said he would provide factual details and outline Government measures to address data-related issues during the debate.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, concerning the data on rice and other matters raised by Hon. Harsha de Silva, there are inaccuracies that I will address further during today’s debate. You are correct that the Maha harvest was not as high as stated. As for the claim that one million metric tons of rice is missing, that is not accurate. I will present the facts and the steps the Government is taking to resolve data issues.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2025. No. 1738314169039521. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/10454