The Agriculture Insurance Board is also ready to pay compensation for crop damage, said the Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage.
He said that Rs. 5,000 million had been paid for crop damage last year as well and accordingly compensation for the damage would be paid this year as well.
The Paddy Marketing Board has taken steps to purchase paddy at Rs. 75 / = per kilo for the Maha season this year.
Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage says that the government has decided to pay an additional Rs. 25 / = per kilo of paddy this Maha season to provide relief to farmers who cultivate paddy using organic fertilizer.