April 4, 2025
(Sri Lanka Daily Mirror)
–
Colombo
,
April 4
-- A written notice has been sent to the President's Secretary and the Secretary of the
Ministry of Trade
, Commerce, Food Security and
Cooperative Development
by the
Election Commission
requesting for steps to provide the seasonal food package after the Local government elections.
The Election Commission
has informed that the government's decision to provide a subsidized food package for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has been temporarily suspended.
According to a budget proposal, the food package was scheduled to be distributed to eligible beneficiaries selected from the 812,753 applicants who submitted new applications for relief benefits.
It had been decided to provide essential food items worth
Rs. 5,000
at a subsidized price of
Rs. 2,500
.
The
Cabinet
recently approved this seasonal food package, which was planned to be distributed through
Lanka Sathosa
and co-operative outlets from
April 1 to 13
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