Srilanka, July 21 -- Cabinet Spokesperson, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, has revealed that the government has purchased a total of 1,910 metric tons of paddy as of yesterday (20).



The Minister made these remarks while responding to a question raised by a journalist at the Cabinet press briefing held today (21).



He stated that since the commencement of the paddy purchasing process on July 13, the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) has so far allocated Rs. 229.35 million for the purpose.



Minister Jayatissa said that the government aims to purchase a total of 39,500 metric tons of paddy, for which Rs. 6,000 million has been allocated to the PMB, while a further Rs. 10,000 million has been allocated under the 'Odapana' loan scheme.

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