Hon. Nishantha Perera, M.P.
Profession: Politician
Speeches 50 #95 of 225·#45 in party
Attendance 7/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 15 speeches
Last spoke 20 May 2026 in Papers
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30 sittings · counts only, no scoring.
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AI summary AI-assigned tags, 1–3 per speech. Counts only — not a score.
Speech history
50 speeches- 8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera questioned the failure of 207 out of 781 tea nurseries established under a 25 million plants project by the Sri Lanka Tea Board and the STDA, noting that nursery failure undermines tea cultivation. He alleged that past allocations were made for political favour, causing financial losses, and asked what action would be taken regarding the failed nurseries and how future nursery allocations would be directed to suitable recipients. Oral Question: Tea Replanting and Infilling (2014-2018) Agriculture Read →
- 8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera welcomed the Minister’s reply and noted new allocations for tea replanting, infilling, and new planting. He emphasized the importance of Ceylon Tea as a key foreign exchange earner and questioned the Ministry on action taken to address past failures, citing an earlier project begun around 2014 and 2018 where significant investment, including about Rs. 5.1 billion for 163 hectares, had not yielded results or been recovered. Oral Question: Tea Replanting and Infilling (2014-2018) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
- 8 July 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure to provide year-by-year data for 2014 to 2018 on the targeted and actual extent of tea land re-cultivated. He also requested details on whether subsidies were paid for such re-cultivation in first, second, and third instalments, and the manner of those payments, or reasons if they were not paid. Oral Question: Tea Replanting and Infilling (2014-2018) Agriculture Read →
- 8 July 2025 AI summary The Hon. Nishantha Perera presented five public petitions to Parliament on behalf of named petitioners from Booyagane, Habarugala, Indurawa, Amugoda, and Kahathuduwa. Petitions Presented by Members Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 20 June 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera stated that the Government had increased foreign reserves to USD 6.5 billion by building confidence and attracting dollars while saving rupees. He said the administration was practising fiscal discipline, citing the President’s return of unspent foreign travel funds, and argued that tax revenue was being directed to education, health, and rural roads. Debate: Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act Order and Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations HealthcareEducationPublic Finance Read →
- 20 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera spoke in support of the government during debate on an Order under the Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act and Regulations under the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, arguing that the NPP inherited a bankrupt economy and has restored stability and reserves. He rejected Opposition claims that industries are collapsing and alleged political “deals” in local authorities, citing recent local election gains including Colombo and Galle. He criticized previous administrations for factory closures, tax concessions to associates, unpaid tax arrears, and conduct that he said damaged tourism and investment, while stating that the current government is rebuilding public and investor trust. Debate: Stamp Duty (Special Provisions) Act Order and Imports and Exports (Control) Act Regulations EmploymentPublic FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 17 June 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera asked what action is being taken regarding lands held by the Land Reform Commission with unidentified ownership, particularly where people are occupying such lands through political or other influence. He sought clarification on measures to address unauthorized occupations. Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants Land & Housing Read →
- 17 June 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera asked whether the Ministry has a programme to provide land to vulnerable and landless families, noting that many poor households, including multiple families living together, lack even a small plot of land. He raised the question in the context of concerns that land has been granted to others, including politicians, while many needy families remain without land. Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants Land & HousingCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 17 June 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation for details on whether the Land Reform Commission had granted land to its employees under special privileges, including the number of beneficiaries and the legal basis for such alienations. He requested a full report and asked whether those lands could be sold or transferred, how many had been transferred to third parties, and what action would be taken regarding such sales or transfers. Oral Question Q.??/2025: Land Reform Commission Employee Land Grants Corruption & Governance ReformLand & Housing Read →
- 6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera presented three public petitions from individuals in Elpitiya, Katapola, and Athkandura. The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. Papers: Annual and Committee Reports Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera presented three petitions from residents of Alpitiya, Induruwa, and Uragasmanhandiya. The petitions were ordered to be referred to the Committee on Public Petitions. Petitions Presented Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 3 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera asked what action is being taken against those who authorized construction and maintenance of facilities on properties not legally vested in the State, using public funds. Citing the “Jnanapradipa” library begun by the Elpitiya Pradeshiya Sabha in 1984, he noted that national funds have been spent for decades despite unresolved legal ownership and ongoing court cases, and questioned how accountability and future ownership will be addressed. Oral Question: Local Authorities Properties in Galle District (Q.871/2025) Corruption & Governance ReformJustice & Human RightsPublic Finance Read →
- 3 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera asked what action the Ministry is taking regarding properties, including commercially valuable lands in the Galle District, that were taken from private owners around the 1980s but were not legally vested in the Government or local authorities. He stated that some such properties are now being regularized by third parties linked to past political influence and questioned what will happen to assets on which public funds have been spent without a proper legal basis. Oral Question: Local Authorities Properties in Galle District (Q.871/2025) Corruption & Governance ReformLand & Housing Read →
- 9 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera seconded Hon. Lal Premanath’s Motion on repurposing old and partially built public structures, arguing that such unused buildings represent wasted national wealth and borrowed public funds. He cited examples from Elpitiya, including post-tsunami Pradeshiya Sabha buildings, a disputed library project, and a COVID-era building allegedly constructed on private land, and linked such waste to broader public hardships during the economic crisis. He urged the Government to act quickly to convert these structures into productive assets. Private Members' Motion (P.38/2025): Utilization of Abandoned Development Projects Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformInfrastructure Read →
- 9 May 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera briefly indicated to the Speaker that he would ask the question. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or demand was raised in this intervention. Oral Question: Agriculture (Q.9/2025) - Stand Down Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 17 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera raised concerns about the decline of small tea-factory units under the Tea Shakthi Fund and noted that some leased factories have not generated the expected lease payments. He asked what action would be taken regarding those factories and the resulting financial losses. Oral Answers to Questions (Q.504/2025, Q.510/2025, Q.483/2025, Q.493/2025) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
- 17 March 2025 AI summary Nishantha Perera raised concerns that audit reports indicate mismanagement and misuse of a Fund financed by small tea holders. He asked the Minister what measures would be taken to prevent future misuse. Oral Answers to Questions (Q.504/2025, Q.510/2025, Q.483/2025, Q.493/2025) Public FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
- 17 March 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure to provide details on the “Tea Shakthi” Fund, including the year it was established, its total membership, the current amount of funds available, and future programmes planned using those funds. He also requested reasons if the information could not be provided. Oral Answers to Questions (Q.504/2025, Q.510/2025, Q.483/2025, Q.493/2025) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
- 14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera said Sri Lanka’s tea industry is in a severe crisis, citing past mismanagement, audit concerns, halted replanting and factory development, and the impact of the abrupt shift to organic fertilizer. He stated that the Government has allocated funds for the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority, tea research, factory development, replanting, fallow land subsidies, direct planting and mechanization, while also reducing electricity and fuel costs to ease production expenses. He also defended the Department of Cinnamon Development against calls for abolition, saying it should be strengthened to promote Sri Lankan cinnamon internationally through short- and long-term programmes. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) Public FinanceCorruption & Governance ReformAgriculture Read →
- 14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Nishantha Perera spoke during the debate on the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure’s Head of Expenditure, emphasizing that national prosperity depends on addressing issues in the plantation sector, including tea, cinnamon, coconut and other crops. He noted the sector’s importance as a major foreign-exchange earner and responded to Opposition criticisms of current crises by implying that they also bear responsibility for those longstanding challenges. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) AgriculturePublic Finance Read →