President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured that there will never again be an issue with the price of paddy.
He made this remark while addressing a public rally held in Polonnaruwa today (20).
The President explained that warehouses have been renovated specifically for this purpose, and that Rs. 500 million has been allocated to purchase paddy.
Further commenting on this matter, President Dissanayake said, “We have made preparations. We have renovated warehouses with a total capacity of 300,000 metric tons. We have developed a purchasing plan and have allocated funds to restore dilapidated warehouses.”
He also added that, as a first step, Rs. 500 million had been provided to the Paddy Marketing Board to purchase paddy, and that Lanka Sathosa has also formulated a plan to purchase more.
The President further stated that whether paddy is sold to the government or the private sector, it must be sold at the fixed price set by the government.
