Premadasa criticises late fertiliser payments
Posted on November 20th, 2025
Courtesy Hiru News
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that providing fertiliser subsidies to farmers after the harvesting period instead of providing them at the proper time is a futile exercise.
He made this comment while attending the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture, and Sustainability.
He noted that farmers are complaining that despite the government allocating Rs. 25,000 per hectare for cultivation, these fertiliser subsidy funds were not received on time for the current Maha season.
He further pointed out that a proper system is still not in place to provide these funds before the commencement of cultivation activities.