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Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, M.P.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP)· Galle

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Speeches 103 #44 of 225·#3 in party
Attendance 8/8 days present (of recorded)
Top topic Parliamentary Procedure 34 speeches
Last spoke 10 June 2026 in Debate

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103 speeches
  • 8 April 2025 AI summary Raised a question about individuals referred by the Divisional Secretariat for the issuance of deeds, seeking clarification on their status or how such cases are being handled. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Land & Housing Read →
  • 8 April 2025 AI summary Asked whether applications already being processed through Divisional Secretariats but halted midway would be affected by the relevant change, or whether those applications would continue under the existing process. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 8 April 2025 AI summary Asked whether the proposed formulation of a new procedure would take a long time. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 8 April 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda asked the Deputy Minister whether obtaining the relevant Cabinet decision would take a long time. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 8 April 2025 AI summary Asked whether the Government will continue the previous administration’s programme to grant freehold deeds to holders of government land deeds. He requested details on how many freehold deeds have been issued, whether authorities are aware that landholders surrendered their deeds to Divisional Secretariats for this purpose, and how those surrendered deeds will be returned if necessary. Oral Question: Land Deeds for Government Lands Program Parliamentary ProcedureLand & Housing Read →
  • 19 March 2025 AI summary Asked the Minister what measures the Government intends to take to reduce the prices of goods. Committee of Supply: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 116 and Related Heads (Trade, Commerce, Food Security) Cost of Living Read →
  • 17 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda argued that upholding dignity and responsible conduct in Parliament could help reduce racism, religious extremism, and narrow political aims in society. He expressed hope that the Government would have the strength to foster a country where people can live well. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment Ethnic Reconciliation & DevolutionReligion & Culture Read →
  • 17 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda argued that religious and cultural affairs require stronger State attention amid rising violence and social hostility, and said the Budget does not provide sufficient support for places of worship or Dhamma schools. He urged the Government to uphold constitutional protections for Buddhism and other religions by resolving disputes at historic Buddhist sites including Tissa Viharaya in Jaffna and Kurundi Viharaya in Mullaitivu, proposing a special committee, alternative land for unauthorized occupants, and expedited legal protection. He also called for around 600 identified archaeological sites in the Northern Province to be gazetted and preserved, and noted stalled road development to Sapumalgaskada Viharaya. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment Religion & CultureLand & HousingEthnic Reconciliation & Devolution Read →
  • 14 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda briefly indicated support for the Motion before the House by formally seconding it. Adjournment Motion: Control of Potato Imports During Harvesting Season Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 14 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda corrected an earlier statement, clarifying that his thanks were directed to the staff of the Coconut Cultivation Board rather than the Coconut Development Authority. He commended the Board’s efforts in addressing diseases and outbreaks affecting coconut cultivation, including whitefly, and offered an apology for the mistake. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) Agriculture Read →
  • 14 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda requested permission from the Chair to correct a point made in his earlier speech. No substantive policy or legislative argument was presented in this intervention. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda said the Budget allocations for plantation development are inadequate for Galle District’s large smallholder tea and cinnamon sectors, despite welcoming support for coconut rehabilitation and disease control. He proposed returning the Cinnamon Development Department to the Department of Export Agriculture, citing high rent costs and inadequate technical staffing, and requested increased tea replanting support from Rs. 600,000 to about Rs. 1 million per hectare. He also called for fertilizer subsidies and easier fertilizer access for tea and coconut growers, removal of regulatory barriers to inputs, and action on estate workers’ wages and infrastructure needs in Galle. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) AgriculturePublic Finance Read →
  • 10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda welcomed increased education allocations while urging the Government to complete implementation of teacher salary improvements linked to the Subodhini Committee recommendations. He asked that school stationery support be extended according to household need rather than school size, and sought corrective action on stalled national school initiatives. He also proposed induction training for newly appointed principals, a clearer policy on English-medium education, expedited Education Administrative Service appointments, review of university staff salary anomalies, a permanent principal for Milagiriya St. Paul’s Girls’ School, and measures to address Tamil-medium teacher shortages and vocational institute staff out-migration. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage Education Read →
  • 8 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda used the debate on the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs Votes to call for practical support for women and children, including safer micro-credit through Samurdhi banks to counter predatory microfinance debt and stronger local-level development of female leadership. He urged higher allowances, training, early detection responsibilities, and retirement benefits for preschool teachers, and proposed more family-like and open child care models, citing SOS Children’s Villages. He also asked for State support for prenatal anomaly scans for vulnerable mothers, better arrangements for severely disabled children, relaxed welfare rules for widows living in extended households, and more efficient Sathosa pricing to reduce household costs. Appropriation Bill, 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Women and Child Affairs EducationCost of LivingWomen & Children Read →
  • 8 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda thanked the Minister for the response and for assuring workers during a visit that they would not face injustice. The statement indicates support for the Minister’s handling of workers’ concerns. Oral Question: Casual Labourers Recruited to Ceylon Mineral Sands Limited (Q.444/2025) Employment Read →
  • 8 March 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda asked the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development about casual labourers recruited to Ceylon Mineral Sands Limited, Pulmudai, from 1 July 2024, who had allegedly not received salaries or allowances. He sought clarification on the reasons for non-payment, the steps to pay outstanding dues, and measures to ensure their job security. Oral Question: Casual Labourers Recruited to Ceylon Mineral Sands Limited (Q.444/2025) EmploymentPublic Finance Read →
  • 6 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda supported the Health and Mass Media allocations, commending planned digitalization and primary care strengthening while urging better use of funds to reduce queues, improve prevention, and lower emergency health costs. He called for expanded postgraduate medical training to address staff and specialist shortages, increased local pharmaceutical production, expanded OPD capacity, and measures to reduce waiting lists for critical surgeries. He specifically requested repairs to the cath lab machine at Galle National Hospital and attention to health facilities in the Galle district, including Udugama, Balapitiya, Habaraduwa, and Imaduwa. He also asked the Government to consider support for independent journalists through equipment access and credit facilities. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Health and Mass Media Public FinanceHealthcare Read →
  • 27 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda argued that debate on the President’s Head should focus less on the total allocation and more on whether funds benefit the public and support necessary institutions. He welcomed curbs on unnecessary expenditure but urged that programmes such as the President’s Fund, medical assistance, Mahapola scholarships, student aid and religious grants be strengthened, and that Governors be able to support local needs in the absence of Provincial Councils. He also raised issues regarding auctioning Presidential Office vehicles, possible tourism use of official residences, and an obstruction to planting a Bo tree at Galle harbour, while noting cost-cutting measures begun under former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and continued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. Debate: Committee Stage of the 2025 Appropriation Bill - Special Expenditure Heads (Heads 1-25) and Amendments Public FinanceCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
  • 21 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Chanaka Madugoda raised a Point of Order after a reference to a Galle District MP, noting that he was the only Galle District Member present in the Chamber. The Chair and others indicated he had not been named and that there are multiple Galle MPs, after which Madugoda challenged them to specify what was being done for the Galle District. Appropriation Bill 2025: Second Reading (Fourth Allotted Day) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
  • 21 February 2025 AI summary Chanaka Madugoda said the Opposition viewed the Government’s inaugural Budget with cautious optimism and asked that its criticisms be used constructively, while welcoming measures such as public sector salary increases, welfare enhancements, digitization funding, and some agricultural allocations. He questioned whether proposed private sector wages, estate worker daily wages, graduate recruitment commitments, and funding for export crops and smallholders were adequate, and argued that allocations for “Sri Lankan Day” and “Clean Sri Lanka” appeared duplicative. He also urged attention to Galle District needs, including the Greater Galle Water Project Phase II, MCC Road, central Galle development, and Wakwella Bridge, and raised concerns about practical transport facilities for MPs from modest backgrounds. Appropriation Bill 2025: Second Reading (Fourth Allotted Day) EmploymentPublic FinanceAgriculture Read →