Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2021-03-15

Provision of adequate stocks of Rice to the market

- Attention of the Cabinet was focused on the non availability of adequate stocks of Rice at controlled prices in the market and the Cabinet discussed possible alternatives that can be taken in this regard. Accordingly, the Cabinet decided to convert the stocks of paddy purchased from farmers by the Paddy Marketing Board into rice initially and distribute them continuously through the network of sales outlets of Sathosa and to consider alternative measures to be taken further considering the progress of the said arrangement.