The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, citing Standing Order No. 31, questioned the Minister of Agriculture on the proposal to restart cultivation with a grant of Rs. 40,000 per acre. He noted that only Rs. 1 billion had been allocated and that farmers lacked cash due to past difficulties in obtaining fertilizer and funding, and requested sufficient funds to at least begin cultivation activities.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Please look at Standing Order No. 31.
¶ 02 Hon. Speaker, I wish to ask the Minister of Agriculture specifically: you propose to restart cultivation. There is a proposal to grant Rs. 40,000 per acre. But as we know, only Rs. 1 billion has been set aside. Farmers are without cash; previously they could not obtain fertilizer or funds for it. I request that sufficient funds be provided at least to commence work.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 December 2024. No. 1733459564028450. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29721