PMB in effort to accelerate paddy purchasing drive
Irangika RANGE
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Minister
Johnston Fernando |
Co-operatives and Internal Trade Minister Johnston Fernando directed
Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) chairman K.B.Jayasinghe to get the service
of Agrarian Services Officers and Agricultural Extension Officers to
strengthen the paddy purchasing process from farmers islandwide.
Minister Fernando said that he had discussed with Agricultural
Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene and Agrarian Services and Wildlife
Minister S.M.Chandrasena the possibility of incorporating Agrarian
Services Officers and Agricultural Extension Officers to the PMB on a
temporary basis.
"The ministers agreed to release the officers on temporary basis to
engage in the paddy purchasing process from farmers countrywide," the
minister said.
Minister Fernando has also instructed the PMB chairman to take action
against those who are involved in giving false information maliciously
to farmers on the government's paddy purchasing programme.
He said that action has been taken to send more lorries to paddy
purchasing centres where transport shortages are reported.
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