10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Rohana Bandara

9 May 2025 ·Debate: Private Members' Motion (P.12/2024): Enhancing State Sector Involvement in Food Import and Distribution

Public FinanceAgriculture
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Rohana Bandara questioned the implementation of the fertilizer subsidy, asking how many farmers had actually received funds in their bank accounts. He argued that allocating or holding funds elsewhere was insufficient, because farmers can purchase fertilizer only once the subsidy money is credited directly to them, and questioned whether Rs. 200 million was adequate to complete the programme.

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¶ 01 Even if released, how many farmers have actually received money in hand? Can the fertilizer subsidy be completed with Rs. 200 million? Tell me how many farmers have received money. Do not change the topic. Money must be credited to farmers’ accounts. Even if you have money in your accounts, the farmer cannot buy fertilizer. To buy fertilizer, money must be in the farmer’s account.

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Hansard, Friday, 9 May 2025 ·No. 1748600585013314 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohana Bandara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24830