ACTING under the powers vested in it by Section 20(5) of the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 09 of 2003, the Consumer Affairs Authority orders that no importer, producer, distributor, or trader shall sell, expose or offer for sale, display for sale the varieties of rice listed below, above the Maximum Retail Prices given hereunder. This Order shall come into effect from 10th April, 2020.
Variety | Maximum Retail Price (Rs.) /Kg |
Keeri Samba | 125.00 |
White / Red Samba - Steamed/Boiled (excluding Suduru Samba) | 90.00 |
White / Red Raw Samba | 90.00 |
White / Red Nadu - Steamed /Boiled (excluding Mottaikarupan and Attakari) | 90.00 |
White / Red Raw Rice | 85.00 |
Maj. Gen. Shantha Dissanayake (Retd.),
Chairman, Consumer Affairs Authority.