The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya
In response to a question on fertilizer subsidy payments in the Ampara District, Harini Amarasuriya stated that 95.4% of farmers had received the first instalment and 99.7% the second instalment of the Rs. 25,000 payment. She said the remaining Rs. 10,000 balance would be paid within two weeks and emphasized that fertilizer subsidies are provided before, not after, harvesting.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, in the Ampara District, by now 95% of the farmers have received this payment.
¶ 02 Within the next two weeks, the remaining 10,000 rupees will be received.
¶ 03 Mr. Speaker, in the Ampara District, 95.4% have received the first installment and 99.7% have received the second installment. The balance will also be paid. There should be no doubt about that. All farmers will receive the 25,000-rupee payment. As I stated, we expect to complete it within another two weeks. Please ask your second supplementary question, Hon. Member.
¶ 04 After harvesting, there is no meaning in giving a fertilizer subsidy. It is provided before the paddy is harvested. No, there is nothing like that. To whom would fertilizer be given after the harvest? No, it is not done that way. It is given beforehand. Within another two weeks, the full amount will be paid. Please have no doubts about that.
¶ 05 Mr. Member, please ask your second supplementary question.
¶ 06 I invite Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe to answer that question.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 January 2025. No. 1737023464031571. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27561