The Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Namal Karunaratne tabled a written answer providing the Government’s minimum guaranteed paddy prices by season and variety from 2014/15 Maha to 2023 Yala. The response stated that the Paddy Marketing Board has 18 lorries and no rice mills, and that when milling is required it is done through small and medium-scale private millers.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 On behalf of the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, I table the answer.
¶ 02 Answer tabled:
¶ 03 (a) (i) Government’s minimum guaranteed prices per kg of paddy by season and variety (Samba, Nadu, Keeri Samba) for 2014/15 Maha through 2023 Yala — as per the table laid on the Table. (ii) Number of lorries: 18. (iii) Number of rice mills: None.
¶ 04 (b) (a) In relation to (iii), when the Paddy Marketing Board requires paddy milling, it is carried out through small and medium-scale private millers.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 November 2025 ·No. 23378 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 November 2025. No. 23378. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17256