Australia Handed Over 600 Metric Tons Of Rice To Sri Lanka

 Australia  had handed over 600 Metric tons of Rice to the Sri Lankan Government today(21)  under the special food aid programme introduced by the Australian Government regarding Sri lanka .The stock of Rice is scheduled to be distributed among the people affected due to the food insecurity it has been reported .

The stock of rice handed over today is worth around Australian Dollars 15 million it has been revealed .Another stock of food aid including Rice ,Dhal and Cooking Oil is scheduled to be handed over to Sri lanka by the Australian government soon .  

Government To Reduce The Price Of Sanitary Pad Packs

 President Ranil Wikramasinghe is paying attention to reducing the price of Sanitary Pad packs which had been increased due to the taxes imposed on it according to the State Minister of Child and Women's affairs Geetha Kumarasinghe .

After removing many taxes including Ports ,Aviation, Customs and Ses taxes Price of a Sanitary Pad pack in the local market can be sold for the old price she has stressed .Speaking at t he Parliament the State Minister had stated that the Finance Ministry will issue a circular regarding price reduction of Sanitary Pad packs soon .

A Local manufacturer had agreed to sell a Pack of Sanitary Pads for Rs.150 she has further said .

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Prices Of Confectionaries Including Biscuits To Be Reduced

 Prices of Confectionary Products including the Biscuits and sweet products will be reduced by 10-13 percent with immediate effect according to the Lanka Confectionary Manufacturers Association.

According to the Association this price reduction will be implemented due to the price reduction of several ingredients used to manufacture confectionaries including Biscuits like Vegetable oil . However ,Many Biscuit Making companies had recently increased the Prices of Confectionaries including Biscuits by heavy percentages it has been revealed .As a result many consumers have boycotted the purchasing of Biscuits which caused the downfall of the industry ,

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Few Imported Fertilizer Prices To Be Reduced From Tomorrow (21)

 Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduced the Prices of  few Imported varieties of Fertilizer including  Urea and Tea Fertilizer with effect from tomorrow (21).

Accordingly the Fertilizer Import Companies had decided to reduce the price of a 50 Kilo Gramme Urea Fertilizer Bag by Rs,10,000 and a Tea Fertilizer Bag  by Rs.1000 with effect from tomorrow .Fertilizer Companies had decided  to reduce the prices of Imported fertilizer as a result of the price reduction in the  world market it has been announced.

Health Minister To Hold Talks With Pad Man In India To Start A Pad Manufacturing Project Here

 Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella had today (20) informed the Parliament that He is holding  talks with the Indian Entrepreneur Arunachalam Muruganathan popularly known as Pad Man regarding starting a Sanitary pad manufacturing project here due to the enormous difficulties faced by school  girls when purchasing these pads as a result of the higher taxes imposed on Sanitary pad packs . 

As the price of Sanitary pad packs a     goes up due to the higher import taxes imposed on them .Many school girls are being reported as skipping classes these days it has been reported .Many MP's including the Opposition Leader and the leader of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)Party  Sajith Premadasa had raised questions in parliament today regarding the  Price hike of Sanitary Pad packs which affects  the  school girls and other females .

When the Opposition Leader Sajith premadasa had raised the question on Sanitary pad problem faced by the estate sector females during his  Presidential Campaign in 2019 ,Many MP 's in the present government who had supported former President Gotabhaya Rajapakshe's election campaign had ridiculed him .