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Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Ratnapura· 11 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Chicken Production and Supply in Sri Lanka (Q.1/2025)

Agriculture
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Asked whether the Paddy Marketing Board is effectively procuring paddy amid current rice affordability concerns. He also sought clarification on measures being taken to address rice shortages, directing the question to the Deputy Minister responsible for agriculture.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary relates to a present national concern: rice. If the Deputy Minister is willing, he may respond as Deputy Minister of Agriculture. Is the Paddy Marketing Board currently successfully procuring paddy and what measures exist to address shortages, given that people struggle to afford rice?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 11 March 2025 ·No. 1743759139093629 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18914