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The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe (on behalf of the Hon. Upul Kithsiri)

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Gampaha· 5 December 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions - Paddy Marketing Board and Divisional Secretaries Divisions (Q.1349/2025)

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Darmapriya Wijesinghe, on behalf of Upul Kithsiri, asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Lands for details on Paddy Marketing Board funding and procurement. The question sought year-by-year allocations for purchasing paddy from 2020 to 2024, and the expected quantity of paddy to be purchased in 2025 along with the funds to be allocated for that purpose.

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¶ 01 PADDY MARKETING BOARD: PURCHASE OF PADDY FROM 2020-2024 Question No. 1349/2025 to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Lands:

¶ 02 (a) (i) The amount of money allocated to the Paddy Marketing Board for the purchase of paddy from 2020 to 2024, year by year; and (ii) In 2025, the expected quantity of paddy to be purchased by the Paddy Marketing Board and the funds to be allocated therefor, separately.

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Hansard, Friday, 5 December 2025 ·No. 23059 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe (on behalf of the Hon. Upul Kithsiri). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2025. No. 23059. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23418