The Paddy Marketing Board expects to purchase paddy directly from farmers in the Yala season and relevant coordination will be done by District Secretaries, Divisional Secretaries, and officers in the village level.
The proposal made by the Minister of Food Security, to take necessary action to purchase a kilogram of 'Keeri Samba' and 'Samba' for 50/- and a kilogram of 'Nadu' for 45/-, was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.
Moreover, under the Prime Minister to be appointed a committee consisted with senior officials and chaired by the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance to affirm that the programme is being duly implemented and for supervision of the above programme.
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