Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Kurunegala

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Speeches 139 #30 of 225·#12 in party

Attendance 4/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

139 speeches

14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha highlighted the global demand for coconut products and urged measures to support Sri Lanka’s coconut exporters, who he said face shortages and competition from countries such as Vietnam and the Philippines. He called for protection of the industry through measures including attention to the removal of SVAT and provision of low-interest loans, noting the sector’s foreign exchange earnings and target to reach USD 1 billion. He also questioned delays in distributing Russia-donated MOP fertilizer intended for coconut cultivation and urged that it be issued before the rains rather than being held for election-related timing. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) AgriculturePublic Finance Read →
14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha asked how the Government would address the current staff shortage at the Ceylon Electricity Board, noting that manpower workers had previously been regularized into the permanent cadre in 2015. He sought clarification on whether the shortage would be met by rehiring manpower workers or through permanent cadre recruitment. Oral Questions and Answers Employment Read →
14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha asked whether the Government would fulfil the President’s election pledge to reduce electricity bills by one-third at the next tariff revision. He cited recent declines in Brent crude and coal prices and urged the Government, in coordination with the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, to align the revision with that promised reduction. Oral Questions and Answers Public FinanceCost of Living Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha criticized the Government’s rice duty policy, arguing that maintaining the Rs. 65 duty and adding Rs. 10 benefited large millers rather than farmers or consumers, and said import duties should have been reduced during shortages to lower prices and regulate the market. He urged priority completion of the North Western Canal’s 12 km Bowathenna-Wemedilla tunnel, noting that USD 370 million is required for the project to deliver benefits. He also raised concerns about the egg industry and requested the removal of VAT on eggs, stating that there is limited value addition at most points of sale. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation AgricultureInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha moved the customary Rs. 10 reductions to the Agriculture-related heads of expenditure and used the debate to argue that Sri Lanka’s agriculture and irrigation achievements should not be characterized as part of a “76-year curse.” He attributed recent agricultural damage to the Gotabaya Rajapaksa Government’s sudden chemical fertilizer ban, citing reduced Maha and Yala harvests, continuing effects on tea yields, and the coconut shortage. He highlighted historical irrigation and settlement programmes, including Gal Oya and the Accelerated Mahaweli Programme, as central to rice self-sufficiency and increased paddy yields. He also questioned whether the Government’s Budget matches its manifesto, challenging the claim that agricultural land can generate Rs. 3 million per acre annually and asking where the necessary allocations are reflected. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation AgriculturePublic Finance Read →
7 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha defended past housing initiatives by R. Premadasa and Sajith Premadasa, arguing that the Housing Ministry should focus on concrete delivery rather than lists of projects. He urged the Government to deepen cooperation with India, including reviving Palaly Airport, restarting the Talaimannar–Rameswaram ferry, considering land connectivity, and developing Trincomalee Port as a regional economic hub. He also called for scrutiny of major road and expressway contracts, including CEP-3, the Ruwanpura Expressway and Kadawatha–Meerigama, citing concerns over procurement practices, claims, financing delays and the need to follow National Procurement Commission guidelines. Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage (Heads 117, 123, 306, 307, 309-311, 332, 336) Land & HousingInfrastructureForeign Affairs Read →
3 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha argued that Sri Lanka inherited a strong electricity system built over successive administrations and questioned the Government’s plans for expanding generation, transmission and distribution under IMF-related constraints. He raised concerns over shutting down small hydro and solar plants on Sundays despite PPAs, delays and alleged irregularities in renewable tenders including the Mannar wind project, VAT and pricing issues affecting electricity and fuel costs, and the reduction of petroleum distributor margins without passing savings to consumers. He also urged dialogue with petroleum distributors instead of criminal investigations, sought clarity on LNG terminal and supply plans for plants designed for LNG, and called for retention of experienced engineers at Norochcholai. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Cost of LivingInfrastructurePublic Finance Read →
3 March 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha asked the Minister to clarify the financing source for the proposed upgrades to electricity transmission lines and substations, specifically whether the funds would come from the Ceylon Electricity Board or from private investors. Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 119 (Ministry of Energy) Public Finance Read →
28 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha urged the Government to address rising underworld violence and restore public confidence by strengthening, rather than destabilizing, the Police and STF. He argued that recent transfers of OICs and STF officers were often unjustified, politically influenced, and demoralizing, and called for proper assessments, leadership stability, and support for capable officers. He also referred to the Easter Sunday attacks, stressing public expectations for justice and asking that investigations examine related armed groups and the origins of extremist activity in the East. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate Continued (Afternoon) Security & DefenceLaw & Order Read →
27 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised concerns about human-elephant conflict, noting that both communities and elephants are affected. He proposed measures beyond electric fences, including spring gates and targeted, household-level awareness programmes tailored to different groups in affected villages. He asked whether the Minister has planned a structured public awareness programme using available government cadres to educate communities on managing interactions with elephants. Oral Questions: Power Generation (Q.153/2024), Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.188/2024), Majma Nagar Cemetery (Q.291/2024), Public Service Commission Uva Province (Q.389/2025) EnvironmentLaw & Order Read →
27 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha highlighted the scale and cost of human-elephant conflict, citing 3,519 elephant deaths and 1,198 human deaths over ten years, with substantial public expenditure on related compensation and departmental costs. He noted that deaths declined in 2024 compared to 2023 and attributed this partly to improved management by the Department, including civil defence support and better fence management. He urged the Minister to address staffing shortages urgently, strengthen cadre and performance monitoring, and asked whether measures would be taken to increase staffing and ensure their effectiveness. Oral Questions: Power Generation (Q.153/2024), Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.188/2024), Majma Nagar Cemetery (Q.291/2024), Public Service Commission Uva Province (Q.389/2025) Security & DefenceEnvironmentPublic Finance Read →
24 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha urged the Government to allocate funds to eliminate plantation “line rooms” rather than merely rebrand estate housing programmes, saying this was necessary to improve living conditions and dignity in the upcountry. He questioned the Budget’s approach to SriLankan Airlines, asking the Government to clarify whether it would retain or privatize the airline and to provide adequate funding if it remains state-run. He also called for corrective action for under-employed and unemployed graduates, including suitable placements and recruitment commitments, and raised concerns that salary changes for doctors, nurses and allied health staff could reduce take-home pay despite pension-related adjustments. Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Sixth Allotted Day HealthcareEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
24 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha argued that the 2025 Budget largely continues the economic programme associated with Ranil Wickremesinghe rather than presenting a distinct policy shift under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He reviewed post-independence economic policy, citing both achievements in agriculture, free trade zones and apparel, and missed opportunities from nationalization, weak export diversification, opposition to private higher education and trade agreements, and past political instability. He questioned whether the Budget advances meaningful devolution for the North and East beyond the Thirteenth Amendment and called for substantial allocations to eliminate plantation line rooms and provide proper housing for the Malayagam community. Debate: Second Reading of Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Sixth Allotted Day Public FinanceEthnic Reconciliation & DevolutionEmployment Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised concerns about a power sector tender, alleging that a bidder whose techno-commercial proposal had been rejected for an unacceptable bid bond was improperly reconsidered and advanced despite the Procurement Committee’s decision. He questioned why the matter was not referred to the National Procurement Commission before appointing a Cabinet Appointed Negotiation Committee, and argued that tender procedures appeared to have been bent to favour Hayleys/Dhammika Perera. He urged the Government to cancel the tender, negotiate with the compliant lowest bidder if pricing was an issue, and said future LNG power arrangements, including any deal with Adani, would be closely scrutinized for rates and procedural integrity. Debate: Intellectual Property Act Regulations (Geographical Indications) Public FinanceInfrastructureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha objected to the Leader of the House speaking on matters he considered to be under the Deputy Speaker’s authority. He questioned the Leader’s role, stating that Parliament should not be treated like a court and asking whether he was acting as a court sergeant. Procedural Matters and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised a procedural point by invoking a Standing Order, but the intervention was interrupted before any substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded. Procedural Matters and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha rose on a point of order. The intervention was interrupted, and no substantive issue or proposal was recorded in the excerpt. Procedural Matters and Points of Order Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha raised concerns about the shortage of specialist doctors, noting that only about 1,900 of an estimated 3,000 required posts are filled, with many serving in peripheral and remote districts. He asked the Minister whether specialists could be provided fuel, transport allowances, or vehicles comparable to benefits given to similar grades under Public Administration Circular 22/99, given that vehicle permits are not currently useful. Oral Question: Sri Lanka National Hospital Procurement (Q.7/2024) HealthcarePublic Finance Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha rejected the attribution of responsibility to “previous governments,” stating that his Government had made significant progress within two years. He said a cheque had been issued before they left office within two months, and argued that responsibility for subsequent developments lay with the Government in power from 2020 onward. Oral Question: Bingiriya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Nalin Bandara Jayamaha urged action to complete the access road from Dummalasuriya Thunthota Junction to Wathuchatta for the Bingiriya EPZ, a project initiated in 2018 with land acquisition and partial compensation funding from the BOI in 2019. He said around 300 land lots remain unresolved due to incomplete surveys, delayed valuations, and administrative inefficiency, despite residents allowing works by removing walls and fences. He requested the Deputy Minister to summon the relevant officers, examine the delays, ensure compensation is paid, and expedite completion of the road to support investor readiness. Oral Question: Bingiriya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024) InfrastructurePublic Finance Read →