Free rice program begins in Sri Lanka ! Minister of Agriculture

March – 26, Sunday – 2023, Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera said that the scheme of providing free rice to twenty-nine lakh families will be started tomorrow (27).

Accordingly, the government is going to convert paddy purchased from farmers into the rice and provide it to low-income families.

The Agriculture Minister mentioned that the government has decided to provide free rice for two months at the rate of 10 kg of rice per family per month.

Also, steps will be taken to supply this rice to several districts including Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Ratnapura, Galle, and Matara, according to Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

By Ahmed Asjad (Sri Lanka)