The government states that Rs. 1,292 million has already been disbursed under the program to provide fertilizer subsidies to rice farmers.
The Director General of Agrarian Services, U.B. Rohana Rajapaksha, stated that 109,000 rice farmers from 22 districts have already received these funds.
He also mentioned that today an additional Rs. 540 million was requested from the Treasury for the fertilizer subsidy program, and this amount is planned to be allocated for 47,553 farmers across 22 districts.
He further emphasized that farmers should not have any concerns about the fertilizer subsidy.
