The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson questioned the use of the Rs. 6 billion allocated in 2025 to the Paddy Marketing Board for purchasing paddy, asking how much of the Yala stock had been milled and released to the market, including through Lanka Sathosa at concessionary prices. He highlighted remaining stocks in warehouses, including 1.5 million kilograms at the Mahaweli warehouse in Vellikanda, Polonnaruwa, where some paddy had reportedly been damaged by water after elephant intrusion, and requested an investigation into whether it could still be milled.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: In 2025, Rs. 6 billion was allocated to the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) to buy paddy. Some Yala stocks were purchased, and Government said these would be milled and released at concessionary prices through Sathosa. How much milled rice has actually been released to the market and through Lanka Sathosa? For example, 1.5 million kg of Yala paddy remain at the Mahaweli warehouse in Vellikanda, Polonnaruwa; some got wet due to elephant intrusion. Can this be milled? Please investigate. Nationwide, significant Yala stocks remain in warehouses. How much has been milled and released?
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 March 2026. No. 23396. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8370