The Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock corrected the Opposition Leader’s claim that compensation for crop damage had not been paid. He stated that Rs. 952 million had already been paid to affected farmers, including payments made before the end of the season for the first time.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 A brief correction: The Opposition Leader said compensation for crop damage has not been paid. For the first time in history, we have paid compensation even before the season ended—Rs. 952 million has already been paid to affected farmers.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 12 March 2025 ·No. 1744106534050382 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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