The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Raised concerns over delayed fertilizer cash grant payments even months after harvest in some areas, requesting the Deputy Minister’s attention. He also highlighted a severe shortage and price increase of seed paddy for the Yala season, citing unavailability at the Nikaweratiya Seed Production Centre and purchases from Polonnaruwa at about Rs. 5,500 per bushel, and asked what steps the Government would take to address the issue.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary is this: there is also an issue regarding disbursement of fertilizer cash grants. Even two months after the end of the harvesting period in some areas, those funds have not been received. Hon. Deputy Minister, I request your attention to this.
¶ 02 Also, there is a severe shortage of seed paddy. I spoke to the Nikaweratiya Seed Production Centre; seed paddy is not available there. Compared to the Maha season, the government’s seed paddy price has increased by about Rs. 1,300 per bushel everywhere. In Maha, a 20.5 kg bushel of seed paddy was Rs. 4,200; now for Yala it is around Rs. 5,500. Even at that price, seed paddy is unavailable in some areas. Though you are from our district, I must note that seed paddy is not available at the Nikaweratiya Seed Production Centre. Some have had to buy at Rs. 5,500 per bushel from Polonnaruwa. I have those lists.
¶ 03 What steps will you take regarding seed paddy?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 May 2025. No. 1750228312097834. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23845