The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe tabled a written answer stating that, as of 25 October 2024 and based on a 5 November 2024 report, the Consumer Affairs Authority had inspected rice mills in 20 districts and collected data on stocks of Nadu, Samba, Keeri Samba and other paddy varieties, with details provided in annexes and a CD. He further stated that Gazettes No. 2414/02 and 2414/04 of 9 December 2024 fixed the Maximum Retail Price for rice, and that raids were continuing against outlets selling above the MRP.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) 2024.10.25 (ii) As per the report dated 2024.11.05, in 20 districts, inspections were carried out in rice mills and data on existing stocks of Nadu, Samba, Keeri Samba and other paddy varieties were obtained from the Consumer Affairs Authority. These are annexed herewith as Annex 01. The names of rice mills in those districts are provided via a CD as Annex 02. (iii) Refer Annex under (ii) above. (iv) Gazettes No. 2414/02 and 2414/04 dated 2024.12.09 have been issued to fix the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) for rice. Continuous raids are being conducted against outlets selling above the MRP.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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