350 Mn kg of rice imported during last 3 months: Vijitha

22 February 2022 04:00 pm Views - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} 5 Bookmark

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The government has imported 350 million kg of rice during the past three months, despite assurance given by the Agriculture Minister that rice would not be imported under any reason, National Peoples' Power(NPP) MP Vijitha Herath said today.

He told Parliament that 4 million out of the daily requirement of 6 million kg of rice were supplied by rice imported from India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

He said about 500 small and medium scale rice millers have been affected by the government's decision to import rice.

Speaking during the debate on several regulations of the Plantation Ministry, the MP said tea industry was also in crisis due to decisions of the government.

He said the government has been unable to provide the daily wage of Rs.1,000 to plantation workers as promised. (Ajith Siriwardana and Yohan Perera)

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sam Tuesday, 22 February 2022 04:21 PM

Minister said he would resign if any rice was imported, he may have forgotten

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Citizen k Tuesday, 22 February 2022 06:02 PM

When has he ever stuck to his words.He should have resigned many times over.

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Roger Galpihilla Tuesday, 22 February 2022 05:25 PM

May be the reason why all MP.s are Heavy weights.

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Karalasingam Sivalingam Wednesday, 23 February 2022 09:30 AM

Rice bowel has become a beggars" bowel. Pearl of Indian ocean has become tears of the Indian ocean.

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Rajkumar Wednesday, 23 February 2022 04:18 PM

Are we not self sufficient in rice production with Gota's Green Agriculture policy

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