Sri Lanka, Sept. 16 -- The government has allocated Rs. 6,000 million for the programme to purchase paddy for the 2025 Yala season, and the Paddy Marketing Board has already purchased 43,891 metric tons of paddy, incurring Rs. 5,288 million in 16 districts.

The Paddy Marketing Board has planned to purchase the paddy from the Pollonnaruwa, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts, where the harvesting is still going on.

Accordingly, the Cabinet has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to obtain the additional provisions to implement the purchase of paddy from the farmers in the 2025 Yala season under the fixed price of the government.

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