The Government has decided to implement its paddy purchase programme during the 2021/2022 Maha Season with the intention of providing a fair price for the paddy harvest of the farmers and maintaining a secure paddy reserve by the Government, Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage said. Participating at this week’s Cabinet media briefing, Minister Aluthgamage said that the purchase of the paddy harvest is done directly by the Paddy Marketing Board and by the District Secretaries or Government Agents through the small and medium scale paddy mill owners.
The required allocation of Rs.29,805 million will be secured through State Banks. Accordingly, taking into consideration the proposals made, the Cabinet took the following decisions.
Purchase of Paddy by the Paddy Marketing Board at competitive prices with the private sector under the Government Paddy Purchase Program for the Maha Season 2021/2022.
In case, there is a reduction in the paddy harvest in the 2021/2022 Maha season, to provide a compensation of Rs.25 per 1 kg of paddy to secure the income level of the paddy farmers affected due to this.
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