The government will provide 40 billion rupees in crop damage compensation

The Cabinet of Ministers has decided to allocate Rs. 40 billion to compensate paddy farmers for drop damages sustained during the 2020 Maha Season, says Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage.

 

Meanwhile, the Paddy Marketing Board has decided to purchase paddy from farmers at Rs. 75 per kilogram from today (January 25), the agriculture minister said further.

 

It has been planned to implement the government’s paddy purchasing program during the 2021/2022 Maha Season with the objective of providing a fair price for the harvest and maintaining a secure paddy reserve by the government.

 

Further, it was decided to pay compensation of Rs. 25 per kilogram to the farmers if there is a reduction in the paddy harvest in the 2021/2022 Maha Season, in order to secure their income levels.