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Cabinet approves fertilizer subsidies for 2025 ‘Yala’ season

Cabinet approves fertilizer subsidies for 2025 ‘Yala’ season

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the provision of fertilizer subsidies to farmers cultivating during the 2025 ‘Yala’ season.

Based on a proposal submitted by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation, the government will provide subsidies as follows:

• Rs. 25,000 per hectare for paddy cultivation, up to a maximum of two hectares.

• Rs. 15,000 per hectare for cultivating other field crops on paddy lands, as determined at seasonal meetings, up to a maximum of two hectares.