Lanka Sathosa reduces prices of essential goods

The Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development says that Lanka Sathosa has decided to reduce the prices of several essential consumer goods from tomorrow in a move aimed at providing relief to the public.

In a statement, the Ministry said the reduced-price items will be available at all Lanka Sathosa outlets islandwide from tomorrow (18).

Accordingly, the price reductions are as follows:

Large chickpeas: reduced by Rs. 5 per kg
White raw rice: reduced by Rs. 3 per kg
Ponni samba rice: reduced by Rs. 6 per kg
Red raw rice: reduced by Rs. 5 per kg
Samba red raw rice: reduced by Rs. 5 per kg
Wheat flour: reduced by Rs. 10 per kg
Local white Nadu rice: reduced by Rs. 5 per kg
White sugar: reduced by Rs. 2 per kg
White raw samba rice: reduced by Rs. 5 per kg