Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe tabled details of proposed essential food packs, outlining three variants containing combinations of rice, flour and other staples. He stated that a standard pack would weigh about 15–17 kg and include items such as Nadu rice, onions, potatoes, dhal, salmon, sugar, wheat flour, Samaposha and soya meat. He said Sathosa would sell the packs at cost while absorbing Rs. 751 from its margin, with the Government covering about Rs. 1,800 per pack from a Rs. 1,500 million allocation, enabling distribution of around 833,000 packs.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Let me table the item list. There are three variants. One includes 5 kg Nadu rice; another combines bread flour with Nadu rice; another has 2 kg red rice and 2 kg bread flour. A standard pack includes: 5 kg Nadu rice; 2 kg big onions; 2 kg potatoes; 2 kg dhal; one tin salmon; 3 kg brown sugar; 2 kg wheat flour; two packets of Samaposha; and four packets of soya meat (70–90 g). Total weight 15–17 kg.
¶ 02 Additionally, Sathosa will sell at cost, bearing Rs. 751 per pack from its margin; the government will cover about Rs. 1,800 from the Rs. 1,500 million allocation. Thus we can deliver about 833,000 packs.
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Cite as: Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2025. No. 1748499233099643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25220