Ranil Advices Finance Ministry and Sathosa to Import Required Quantity of Dates for Ramadan

Ranil Advices Finance Ministry and Sathosa to Import Required Quantity of Dates for Ramadan

Dates production in Saudi Arabia has fallen this year. Hence, the quantity of dates donated to Srilanka too has come down. It has been the practice adapted in the past to distribute dates through Mosques during Ramadan. The same procedure will be followed this year too. However, there is limited quantity received this year.
Hence, the Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe has advised the Finance Ministry and the Sathosa to import required quantity of dates and distribute during Ramadan.