“Large market abroad for toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products”

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Committee Chair of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Economic and Physical Plans instructed the relevant officials to take immediate steps to remove the obstacles in the local production and export of toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries also pointed out during the previous Committee meeting held that there have been issues in the local production, distribution and export of toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products and that the government is capable of generating significant income by solving the existing concerns.

Accordingly, relevant government institutions including the Excise Department and the Customs Department were called before the Committee to discuss and resolve the issues in this regard. After discussing with these departments, it was agreed to remove the obstacles in this regard.

This was taken up for discussion when the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Economic and Physical Plans met in the Parliament recently (04) under the Chairmanship of Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Member of Parliament.

It was also agreed to remove the barriers to the wholesale distribution of toddy palm produced in the Northern Province locally and abroad. Moreover, the Committee instructed the exporters to prepare a necessary system to easily and systematically export toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products.

The Committee pointed out that there is a large market abroad for toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products. As a result, the Committee pointed out that the government will be able to generate a significant revenue in the future through the removal of these obstacles. Furthermore, the relevant officials were instructed to submit a proposal to the Committee that includes all the proposals regarding toddy, kithul, palm and coconut related products.

Members of Parliament Ashok Abeysinghe, Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna and officials representing the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Sri Lanka Customs, Excise Department, Palm Development Board, Kitul Development Board, Coconut Development Board, Coconut Cultivation Board and Coconut Research Institute were present at the Committee meeting held.

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