Government will import 100,000 metric
tonnes of Rice with the Cabinet approval soon to avoid creating an artificial rice shortage in the country and unnecessary price hike of rice according to Minister Of Trade Bandula Gunawardana .
Government will import this rice stock to keep a secure rice reserve under government control the Minister has Stresed during a meeting held with small and medium scale Rice mill owners regarding the rice supply to the local market at the Trade Ministry yesterday (18).
During the meeting Minister has stated that if the Rice mill owners are willing to release hidden paddy in their Mills to the local market, there's no need to import rice from overseas.
However when in the Opposotion Trade Minister along with several other politicians in present government had severely criticized the previous good governance government whenever the Government had attempted to import an essential food items to prevent a shortage in the local market .
Government will import this rice stock to keep a secure rice reserve under government control the Minister has Stresed during a meeting held with small and medium scale Rice mill owners regarding the rice supply to the local market at the Trade Ministry yesterday (18).
During the meeting Minister has stated that if the Rice mill owners are willing to release hidden paddy in their Mills to the local market, there's no need to import rice from overseas.
However when in the Opposotion Trade Minister along with several other politicians in present government had severely criticized the previous good governance government whenever the Government had attempted to import an essential food items to prevent a shortage in the local market .
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