Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2010-12-08

Milling the Paddy Stocks purchased by the Paddy Marketing Board

- Cabinet approval was granted to mill 70,000 MT of paddy purchased in the 2009/2010 Maha Season by the Paddy Marketing Board to be issued to Lak Sathosa retail outlets and Co-operative sales outlets throughout the Island in the December - January Festive Season. A sum of Rs.430 million will be released by General Treasury for the purchase, from the special fund maintained in the General Treasury for the purchase of paddy.