Hon. Amila Prasad, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Gampaha

Profession: Teacher

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Speeches 73 #68 of 225·#23 in party

Attendance 5/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

73 speeches

10 June 2026 AI summary Welcoming the planned recruitment of about 8,000 doctors, the member said this reflects training decisions made by previous governments five to seven years ago. He urged the Government to further increase medical faculty and nursing intakes from Advanced Level qualified students, sought clearer action on bringing back health professionals who have gone abroad, and reiterated the need to improve facilities at Primary Medical Care Centers. Adjournment: Issues in Health Sector EmploymentHealthcareEducation Read →
10 June 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad moved an Adjournment Motion on strengthening Sri Lanka’s free healthcare system, citing shortages of doctors, nurses, medicines, equipment, and qualified pharmacists, and calling for updated cadre assessments, measures to retain and re-engage health professionals, and expanded medical and nursing training. He questioned the effectiveness of Primary Medical Care Centres, the handling of equipment shortages including at Sri Jayewardenepura Hospital, and the basis for medicine and supplier constraints. He also sought clarification on alleged irregularities in hospital support-staff recruitment and urged equal opportunity in filling vacancies. He further raised concerns over Suwaseriya ambulance staff working conditions, including unpaid salary increments, insurance, uniforms, disciplinary issues, administration, transfers, supplies, and facilities. Adjournment: Issues in Health Sector EmploymentHealthcare Read →
9 June 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad raised concerns about schoolchildren, requesting a one to one-and-a-half month postponement of the A/L examination due to reduced teaching time, timely payment of Grade 5 scholarship stipends, and increased support for the primary school breakfast programme. He also called for incentives for SriLankan Catering staff, transfers for Civil Security Department officers closer to Thantirimale, and stronger action against digital extremism and weaknesses in visa and financial systems. On the Easter Sunday investigations, he said suspects should be arrested and investigated without obstruction but urged the Government to ensure the full safety of detained former intelligence official Sale, warning that any death in custody would undermine justice for victims. He also questioned alleged links involving JVP National List nominee Ibrahim and said the SJB would wait for investigations to conclude before commenting further. Debate on Public Security Ordinance: Extension of State of Emergency Corruption & Governance ReformEducationSecurity & Defence Read →
21 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad warned of renewed economic stress, arguing that the Government’s focus on taxation burdens SMEs indirectly through vehicle import taxes, leasing charges, and rising fuel, water, and electricity costs, while waste and mismanagement persist. He questioned the Government’s response to the sharp depreciation of the rupee and asked for a clear plan to prevent a repeat of the 2022 crisis, including answers on how to restore the dollar rate. He also urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take step-by-step measures to rebuild the economy and called, in the context of the war-end commemoration, for military modernization and proper benefits and honour for retiring personnel. Main Business: Debate on Regulations under Imports and Exports (Control) Act and Appropriation Act Resolutions Cost of LivingPublic FinanceEmployment Read →
6 May 2026 AI summary Amila Prasad urged the Government not to hinder or harass businesspeople through arbitrary actions while businesses are struggling to rebuild. He argued that such conduct would undermine the purpose of business-enabling laws and discourage entrepreneurs, and requested government attention to the issue. Debate: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill - Second Reading Corruption & Governance ReformCost of Living Read →
6 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad raised concerns about alleged irregularities in overseas money transfers, saying the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Government should accept responsibility rather than placing blame solely on public officials, as such incidents could undermine investor confidence. He also cited complaints from crab sellers in Negombo that local authorities are attempting to relocate or evict stalls employing around 1,500 people, and urged that any relocation of small businesses be planned, suitable, and non-arbitrary. He further alleged that some Ministers and local authority heads are using State influence to demand money from businesses for Vesak zones, including from airport hire-car drivers who fear obstruction if they do not pay. Debate: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill - Second Reading Corruption & Governance ReformEmploymentCost of Living Read →
6 May 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad supported the Bill as a long-prepared measure to assist entrepreneurs and employers, but questioned why its tabling was delayed despite groundwork under the previous government, saying many MSMEs lost assets to bank seizures in the interim. He called for clarity on any government amendments, practical implementation measures, and a longer bank negotiation period of 180 days to support out-of-court business recovery. He also raised concerns about Colombo Port City company registrations and business visas being misused for alleged cybercrime, urging stronger scrutiny of registrations, visas, tax compliance, and post-registration reviews. Debate: Rescue, Rehabilitation and Insolvency (Corporate and Personal) Bill - Second Reading Public FinanceForeign AffairsEmployment Read →
7 April 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad argued that attracting investment requires improving business confidence and addressing practical operational problems faced by both export factories and domestic enterprises, rather than relying only on tax policy or pressuring firms over bonuses during an economic downturn. He called for faster legal and administrative remedies for issues such as theft, bounced cheques, and enforcement burdens on small industries, including simplifying taxation of imported beedi leaves. He opposed any move to refer COPE findings directly to the CID, saying it could undermine parliamentary oversight and due process, and urged consultation with former COPE Chairs. He also asked the Sports Minister to address instability in cricket, called for regulation of online sports betting alongside stronger anti-fixing and anti-doping laws, and sought clarification and action over the President’s statement that substandard coal had been imported. Debate: Social Security Contribution Levy (Amendment) Bill and Related Orders - Continuation (Post-Lunch) Parliamentary ProcedureEmploymentPublic Finance Read →
17 February 2026 AI summary A petition from Ms. K.M.A.D.P. Kumari of No. 102, Kaleliya, 1st Lane, was presented to Parliament. Petitions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
5 February 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad argued that reducing trade and logistics barriers is necessary to lower the cost of goods, urging legal and regulatory reforms to speed imports and exports. Referring to the Manning Market, he requested additional entry and exit routes to ease congestion caused by wholesale, fish market, and produce traffic. He also responded to allegations about his visit to India with other MPs, explaining the delegation arrangements and criticizing what he described as politically motivated claims about the trip. Debate: Institute of Real Estate Professionals, Container Depot Operators Licensing, and Shipping Agents Licensing Bills (Second Reading) Foreign AffairsInfrastructureLaw & Order Read →
22 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad argued that proposed education reforms are being implemented hastily and should be assessed by whether they strengthen national harmony, preserve History as a compulsory subject, improve access to higher education, and reduce reliance on tuition. He questioned the suitability of module-based assessment for some subjects, raised concerns about textbooks, teacher training, science-stream access, BEd and pirivena issues, examination delays, and result formats needed for foreign university admission. He called for reforms that expand university pathways beyond the small share entering State universities, improve school resources, support additional language learning, and avoid portraying critics as opponents of free education. Adjournment Debate: Comprehensive Educational Transformation Process EducationForeign AffairsReligion & Culture Read →
20 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad argued that welfare and social protection are necessary but must be financed sustainably through revenue, productive investment and systemic reform rather than continued borrowing. He proposed reviving a national disaster insurance scheme, creating contributory or dedicated funds for elderly pensions, and changing laws to reduce long-term Treasury dependence. He also urged integrating low-income and disabled beneficiaries into productive community roles and expanding technical and vocational training to help move households from welfare dependence to higher incomes. Debate - Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Payment Scheme Public FinanceCost of LivingEmployment Read →
7 January 2026 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad supported the Port City project as a key economic initiative but urged the Government and Commission to ensure recent amendments translate into accelerated foreign direct investment and removal of bottlenecks. He called for investigation of inconsistent land pricing to investors, lower event-space rental costs, and coordinated legal and environmental measures for special event zones. He also raised the need to strengthen financial and digital infrastructure, tabled concerns over SLT-Mobitel procurement and governance, and requested updates on power-sector measures, including battery storage, to prevent future outages affecting investment and economic activity. Debate: Colombo Port City Economic Commission (Amendment) Bill InfrastructureForeign AffairsPublic Finance Read →
18 December 2025 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad said recent flooding in Mirigama, Divulapitiya, Katana and Negombo was linked to Ma Oya overflowing, and called for comprehensive irrigation schemes for Ma Oya and Attanagalu Oya, including diversion of water to drought-affected regions. He proposed updated flood benchmarks, systematic maximum flood-level markings, river reservation demarcation, national land-use zoning, and support for households in risk zones to undertake mitigation works. He also urged faster implementation of disaster assistance circulars, protection for affected tenants, concessional finance or moratoria for damaged businesses, and a clear resettlement and housing policy, including possible multi-storey housing near urban areas. He further criticized the absence of digital tools for geo-tagged reporting by Grama Niladharis and asked the Digital Economy Ministry to address this gap. Adjournment Debate: Current Situation of the Country After Disaster Caused by Cyclone Ditwah Land & HousingInfrastructureCost of Living Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Amila Prasad briefly raised a point directed to the Deputy Minister, stating that the matter was serious and should be known by the public. He indicated that the Deputy Minister could respond during his allotted time and thanked the Chair for the opportunity. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Parliamentary Procedure Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad raised concerns that national transport transaction data and backend services, including highway tolls and bus fare systems, are being managed by Eimsky Business Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, which he said could compromise transparency due to alleged links to a senior government officeholder. He called for a special parliamentary select committee or audit inquiry into state contracts awarded to Eimsky Business Solutions and Omobio (Pvt) Ltd. He also noted that the Auditor General had not yet been appointed and urged action to enable proper scrutiny. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Public FinanceParliamentary ProcedureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad alleged a conflict of interest involving a Deputy Minister, claiming that Eimsky Business Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, a company owned by the Deputy Minister, was a main supplier for the RDA’s Smart Highway Tolling System under the Transport Digitalization Programme. He questioned the propriety of a minister-owned private company controlling backend revenue systems for expressways and noted that the Deputy Minister’s Ministry regulates market conditions relevant to the company’s operations. He also referred to a purported CID complaint concerning past software theft and argued that, if proven, the matter could have serious consequences for the Deputy Minister’s parliamentary position. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Corruption & Governance ReformInfrastructure Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Requested that he be allowed to use his allotted speaking time. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Parliamentary Procedure Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Amila Prasad states that, due to time constraints, the response to the matter can be given after his speech. No substantive policy issue, proposal, or question is raised in the excerpt. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day Parliamentary Procedure Read →
26 November 2025 AI summary Hon. Amila Prasad questioned the Government’s progress toward its ICT workforce and university expansion targets under the “A Prosperous Country – A Beautiful Life” policy, and asked for clarification on proposed science and mathematics universities. He urged digital regulation and safety improvements for the fireworks industry, tax concessions for R&D imports, and updates on the Eppawala phosphate and Paranthan sulphuric acid projects. He also called for digitization of Customs and Excise to improve transparency and raised concerns about an alleged conflict of interest involving companies linked to the Deputy Minister of Digital Economy receiving government digitalization contracts. Debate: Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Committee Stage, Sixteenth Allotted Day InfrastructureEmploymentCorruption & Governance Reform Read →