522/’19
Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka,— To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development,—
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the payments for the milk supplied during 01st to 15th of a month were made during the ensuing six days of the particular month and the payments for the milk supplied from 16th to the end of a particular month were made during the first 06 days of the ensuing month by the Milco Company, with pertinence to the milk supplied by the dairy farmers of the Horana electorate;
(ii) the payments were delayed in the recent several months and the payments had not been made for the period from 2018.05.01 to 2018.05.15 even by 31st of May;
(iii) the dairy farmers are in a desperate plight owing to the inability of providing food to the cows, and paying the installments for the loans obtained for purchasing cows and attending to their day today expenses, resulted by the delay in receiving their payments; and
(iv) a problematic situation has arisen by the negative impact made on the national dairy production owing to the decrease in the dairy production?
(b) Will he inform this House whether measures will be taken to make the payments in a regular manner since it is probable that this situation may bring about a negative impact on the lives of the dairy farmers and a drop in the local dairy production process as well?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2019-03-07
Asked by
Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka, M.P.
Ministry
Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
3
Milco not paying for liquid milk
Answered Date
2019-03-07
Answered by
Hon. P. Harrison, M.P.
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