The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development for current market prices of Nadu and Samba rice and whether the Government would take steps, including price controls, to reduce rice prices. He also sought information on Government-maintained rice reserves, their quantities, and the policy or actions being taken regarding rice imports to ensure consumers receive rice without shortages.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development: (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the current market prices of a kilogramme of Nadu rice and Samba rice, separately; (ii) whether action will be taken to reduce the price of rice; (iii) whether a price control will be introduced for rice; and (iv) if so, what the prices will be? (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) whether rice reserves are being maintained with Government intervention to provide rice to consumers without shortage; (ii) if so, what the quantities of such reserves are; and (iii) the course of action that is being taken regarding rice imports? (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/667