Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2020-11-09

Selling of paddy stocks in the possession of the District Secretaries/Government Agents and the paddy stocks belonging to the Paddy Marketing Board through Sathosa outlets by threshing them into rice

- Considering the facts that the current rice shortage in the market and the reluctance shown by the owners of rice mills to supply sufficient rice stocks under the controlled price, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to take necessary measures to sell paddy stocks in the possession of the District Secretaries/Government Agents and the paddy stocks belonging to the Paddy Marketing Board through Sathosa outlets to consumers under the controlled price, after threshing them into rice.