Raids to nab unscrupulous traders
Legal action will be taken against unscrupulous traders who sell rice
above the controlled price, warned Co-operatives and Internal Trade
Minister Johnston Fernando yesterday.
The Minister also directed Consumer Affairs Authority Chairman Rumy
Marzook to conduct raids countrywide to identify traders selling rice
above the maximum controlled price of Rs 70 per kilo for samba and Rs 60
per kilo for white and red rice.
The Minister said the Paddy Marketing Board had a buffer stock of
200,000 mt of rice and of it 70,000 mt would be issued for processing
for release to the market during the festive season.
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