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The Paddy Advertising and marketing Board (PMB) introduced that the federal government has allotted ten billion rupees (ten thousand million) for the acquisition of paddy harvest throughout this Maha season. Becoming a member of a press convention held yesterday (16) on the Authorities Data Division in Colombo, the Chairman of the Board, Mr. Manjula Pinnawala, acknowledged that the federal government will buy Nadu paddy at Rs. 120 per kilogram, Samba paddy at Rs. 130 per kilogram, and Keeri Samba paddy at Rs. 140 per kilogram from farmers.
Paddy buying actions have already commenced, and roughly 5000 metric tons have been acquired to this point. The Chairman identified that over 4000 metric tons of this quantity have been obtained from the Ampara district, and paddy shares are anticipated to be obtained from Polonnaruwa and a number of other different areas sooner or later. General, the Paddy Advertising and marketing Board has ready all services to buy 210,000 metric tons of paddy throughout this season.
To implement this program, 166 Paddy Advertising and marketing Board facilities are actively working island-wide. It was additionally revealed that steps have been taken to straight credit score the related funds to farmers’ financial institution accounts on the day following the sale of their paddy, with out inflicting inconvenience to them. Along with the Paddy Advertising and marketing Board, paddy purchases are additionally being made by means of Lanka Sathosa and the cooperative community, and a major amount of paddy shares has already been bought by cooperative establishments.
Authorities request farmers to pay particular consideration to the truth that the federal government will solely buy paddy with a moisture content material of lower than 14 p.c. Samples required for paddy buying are at the moment being obtained by the Board, and anticipated paddy shares will even be obtained from Mahaweli areas and different areas sooner or later. The Paddy Advertising and marketing Board additional acknowledged that after changing the collected paddy shares into rice, they are going to be launched to shoppers at a value decrease than the present assured value.