Special media Programme on Maha Season paddy purchasing of 0.3 Million Metric tons owned by the Government with the objective of blocking Paddy and Rice Mafia

This Media Programme will be held at 11.30 a.m on 07.01.2021 at the Ministry of Agriculture with the participation of MahindanandaAluthgamage,, Minister of Agriculture, Shasheendra Rajapaksa, State Minister ofPaddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture, Director General of Agrarian Development Mr. B.M.M.W Weerasekara, Paddy Marketing Board Chairman Dr.JatalMannapperuma. You are kindly requested to make arrangements to attend media group of your institution for same at which the opportunity is available to get clarifications on paddy purchasing methodology, maintaining paddy buffer stocks etc.

Your co-operation is highly appreciated to make this media programme a success and give publicity on this Ministry's future programmes in this regard.

Sujith Withanapathirana

Media Secretary to the Hon. Minister of Agriculture

Last Updated on Thursday, 07 January 2021 05:06