AreaSri Lanka

Commodity GroupRice

CommodityAll

Date16/01/2023

Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing

Policy InstrumentFood subsidies

DescriptionApproved a plan that would provide low-income households with a 10 kg monthly ration of rice for two months, free of charge. The scheme, which would draw on supplies purchased under the 2023/24 Maha procurement drive, was launched in late March 2023. Although it originally aimed to distribute the rations to two million low-income households, its coverage was subsequently expanded to 2.9 million households.