Hon. Danushka Ranganath, M.P.

Jathika Jana balawegaya (JJB)· Kalutara

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Speeches 36 #124 of 225·#67 in party

Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

36 speeches

5 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath raised concerns about educational challenges faced by children in estate-dependent communities in Kalutara District, including Bulathsinhala, Agalawatta, and Palindanuwara, where around 45,000 people live. He asked the Deputy Minister whether steps are being taken to address the significant teacher shortage in estate-related schools, arguing that improving education is essential to uplifting these communities. Oral Question: Tamil-medium Government Schools in Kalutara District A/L Subject Streams (Q.714/2025) EmploymentEducation Read →
5 June 2025 AI summary A question was raised regarding Tamil-medium government schools in the Kalutara District that offer Advanced Level subject streams. It sought details on the availability of A/L streams in those schools, likely to assess educational access for Tamil-medium students in the district. Oral Question: Tamil-medium Government Schools in Kalutara District A/L Subject Streams (Q.714/2025) Education Read →
4 June 2025 AI summary The Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked the Prime Minister whether the Government can assure that its proposed reforms will be effective and results-oriented, citing concerns that previous reforms were poorly implemented and had limited outcomes. Oral Question: India–Sri Lanka Agreements and Education Policy Corruption & Governance Reform Read →
4 June 2025 AI summary Danushka Ranganath asked the Prime Minister whether the Ministry has evaluated the outcomes of education reforms implemented under successive governments. He sought clarification on whether past reforms have been assessed for their success or failure. Oral Question: India–Sri Lanka Agreements and Education Policy Education Read →
4 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked the Prime Minister whether the Government accepts the need for rapid reform of the education system to support future economic growth and national needs. He sought details on planned curriculum reforms in schools, universities and other higher education institutions, including implementation methods, timelines, expected outcomes and any obstacles to expediting the reforms. Oral Question: India–Sri Lanka Agreements and Education Policy Education Read →
22 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked whether the Government could support poor rural families in districts such as Kalutara, where farmers are shifting from rubber to tea due to quicker returns and climate conditions. He proposed identifying low-income families and assisting them, possibly through smallholder societies, to cultivate half-acre tea plots that could generate income within 18 to 24 months, and asked whether funds could be allocated in future budgets. Oral Question: Tea Smallholders in Kalutara District (Q.3/2025) Cost of LivingAgriculture Read →
22 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath raised concerns about rural societies that provide benefits such as concessional fertilizer but, in some cases, operate irregularly with alleged corruption and malpractice by long-serving officials. He asked whether the rule requiring two years’ membership to become a president or office-bearer could be amended, possibly reduced to six months, to enable reorganization and better support smallholders. Oral Question: Tea Smallholders in Kalutara District (Q.3/2025) Corruption & Governance ReformAgriculture Read →
22 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure for details on tea smallholders in the Kalutara District, including their numbers, contribution to national tea exports, and the number of Tea Small Holding Development Societies providing fertilizer and equipment. He also sought information on welfare measures for smallholders, the procedures for membership enrolment and elections in those societies, and whether those details would be tabled in the House. Oral Question: Tea Smallholders in Kalutara District (Q.3/2025) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
14 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath supported the 2025 Budget allocation for the Ministry of Plantation Industries and Community Infrastructure Facilities, highlighting its focus on sustainable plantation development, export growth, and improving the socio-economic conditions of plantation communities. He outlined rubber-sector targets, including expanded cultivation, replanting, quality plant distribution, rain guards, income diversification, and measures to address New Leaf Fall disease through government intervention and research. He requested increased allocations for estate community infrastructure and specifically urged action on 17 landslide-risk houses in Maragahadeniya Estate, Palindanuwara, which have remained unresolved since 2017. Appropriation Bill 2025: Committee Stage - Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure (Heads 135, 293, 337) AgriculturePublic FinanceInfrastructure Read →
22 February 2025 AI summary Asked whether a temporary solution can be provided for a development issue that has remained unresolved for years due to litigation. Also requested that, when development resumes, the project be prioritized in light of the prolonged lack of maintenance. Oral Questions: STaRR Project (Q.1/2025), KL-2 Project Kalutara (Q.2/2025), Lands - Elpitiya DS (Q.3/2025), Meegahakiula Bus Station (Q.4/2025) Infrastructure Read →
22 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath raised concerns about the poor condition of rural roads in Agalawatte and Matugama, noting impacts on education, health, the economy and social protection. He asked whether the Budget would place greater emphasis on improving rural road infrastructure. Oral Questions: STaRR Project (Q.1/2025), KL-2 Project Kalutara (Q.2/2025), Lands - Elpitiya DS (Q.3/2025), Meegahakiula Bus Station (Q.4/2025) HealthcareEducationInfrastructure Read →
22 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath raised a question to the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation regarding the current status of the KL-2 Project in the Kalutara District. The intervention sought information on the progress and implementation status of the project within the Ministry’s portfolio. Oral Questions: STaRR Project (Q.1/2025), KL-2 Project Kalutara (Q.2/2025), Lands - Elpitiya DS (Q.3/2025), Meegahakiula Bus Station (Q.4/2025) Infrastructure Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary The Hon. Danushka Ranganath stated that the government is implementing multiple welfare-oriented proposals under the theme “Prosperous Country – Beautiful Life.” He expressed confidence in the continued progress of the NPP government and concluded his remarks. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Second Reading Public Finance Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath supported the Budget, highlighting allocations for estate schools, housing for plantation workers, vocational training for plantation youth, the Clean Sri Lanka programme, and a proposed Sri Lankan Day national festival. He argued that these measures aim to improve housing, education, formal employment opportunities, and social, environmental and ethical development, while stating that Rs. 5,000 million has been allocated for Clean Sri Lanka and Rs. 300 million for Sri Lankan Day. He rejected Opposition claims that the Budget reflects Ranil Wickremesinghe’s policies, contrasting it with past spending and noting reductions in government privileges such as vehicle permits, vehicle imports and MPs’ insurance. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Second Reading Public FinanceLand & HousingEmployment Read →
19 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Danushka Ranganath supported the Government’s Budget, framing it as the start of a broader social transformation following the recent political change and as a response to inherited political, economic and social distress. He stated that major allocations to health and education aim to improve living standards, and highlighted Rs. 7,583 million for the welfare of the Malaiyaha Tamil community, including estate-sector improvements to roads, water and sanitation in areas such as Kalutara. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Second Reading EducationHealthcarePublic Finance Read →
18 December 2024 AI summary Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath supported the Supplementary Estimate providing Rs. 6,000 for school supplies to children from low-income rural and plantation families, arguing that the economic crisis had seriously affected education, especially in estate communities. He highlighted deficiencies in plantation-sector education, including lack of identity documents, teachers and facilities, and called for further progressive measures if the grant proves insufficient. He also rejected Opposition criticisms about the Government’s economic management and social welfare policy, saying the Opposition should act responsibly and support the schoolchildren’s grant. Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 102, Programme 01 (School Supplies Grant) Public FinanceEducation Read →