INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Ranil Wickremesinghe advised authorities to make sure no one in requirement is neglected in offering rice to low-income
families.Accordingly, the Head of State advised all relevant authorities to buy rice for 2.85 million families, based on optimum of Rs
20 billion by method of a transparent mechanism.Speaking at a discussion held at the Ministry of Defence this afternoon (14 Feb.) referring
to the purchase of paddy, Wickremesinghe even more instructed that the paddy be acquired, grated and the rice be dispersed amongst
low-income earners through a transparent mechanism.Previously, it was decided to allocate Rs
10,000 million to purchase 61,600 metric tons of paddy under the program of offering 2 million low-income households with 10 kg of rice each
month over a duration of 2 months, devoid of charge.However, it was exposed during this conversation that 2.85 million families have
actually been determined as requiring this help, following which the aforementioned directive was issued.Below is an extract of the
Presidents speech at the conference; The Government is set to buy rice worth Rs
20 billion to disperse to 2,850,000 low-income households as part of its food security program
The government will secure the rice price by supplying a guaranteed cost
District and Divisional Secretaries have actually been delegated the job of acquiring paddy stocks
The government will not offer rice, and a full-time team will be deployed to take this program forward.An official system for distributing
rice to qualified individuals in all 25 districts will be developed
The federal government is taking procedures to avoid large-scale paddy mill owners from putting in unnecessary influence in acquiring paddy
The government intends to identify the grant given to low-income families as relief rice to prevent its resale
Members of Parliament are being spoken with, and conversations are on-going with the District Secretaries.However, this requires the
implementation of a full-time group
The contract was revealed throughout the discussion with the security forces to release a group of authorities from Ministry of Defence for
this purpose.Obtaining precise data is important for the programs development
If federal government officials are uncooperative at the town level, a contracted group ought to be recruited to accelerate data collection
They need to get top priority for future jobs, and retired officials may likewise supply assistance
All activities should be finished within a designated timeframe
Meanwhile, Senior Advisor to the President on National Security and Presidents Chief of Staff Sagala Ratnayake stated; We are presently in
the procedure of developing a social welfare safety net with assistance from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank
We are not pleased with the development of our information collection efforts therefore far
As such, we plan to meet with the District Secretaries to discuss this matter and move on with the necessary work
Presidents Secretary Saman Ekanayake likewise spoke at the conversation, asserting that the establishment of the social well-being safeguard
The conclusion of these activities ought to be achieved by March 31 , he said in this regard.
