The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
Hon. D.V. Chanaka wished Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe success and then questioned the Government’s paddy purchasing programme. He asked how many metric tons of paddy had been purchased so far from the Rs. 5 billion allocation, noting that this amount would cover only about four and a half days of national paddy requirements, and requested a direct answer from the Minister.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Madam Deputy Chairperson, first I wish Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe well. I hope you can develop all institutions as the previous speaker wished.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, I have a few questions. First, how many metric tons of paddy have you purchased so far? You allocated Rs. 5 billion. That amount is enough to buy roughly four and a half days of the country’s paddy requirement. How much have you purchased to date? Please answer, even taking from my time if needed.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2025. No. 1748499233099643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25226