Hon. Kins Nelson, M.P.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB)· Polonnaruwa

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Speeches 114 #43 of 225·#15 in party

Attendance 6/8 days present (of recorded)

Speech history

114 speeches

6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson formally seconded the motion for the Bill, after which the House agreed to it. The Bill was read a First time, ordered to be printed, and referred under Standing Order No. 52(6) to the Minister of Health and Mass Media for a report. Papers: Private Members' Bills Introduction Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 June 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson seconded the motion for the Bill’s First Reading. The House agreed to the question, ordered the Bill to be printed, and referred it under Standing Order No. 52(6) to the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment for report. Papers: Private Members' Bills Introduction Parliamentary Procedure Read →
6 June 2025 AI summary Asked for an update on the progress of 13 activities that have been initiated across ten Mahaweli regions under the relevant programme. The question sought the current implementation status as a second supplementary query. Oral Question: Mahaweli Re-awakening Week (Q.619/2025) InfrastructureAgriculture Read →
6 June 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson asked whether the “Mahaweli Re-awakening Programme,” begun in early 2025 in Anuradhapura and Mahaweli Zone “B,” includes effective implementation of land permit issuance. He noted that about 10,000 land recipients in Zone “B” still lack permits and requested details on whether a rapid programme will be started, whether it has already been implemented, and what action the Minister has taken. Oral Question: Mahaweli Re-awakening Week (Q.619/2025) Land & HousingAgriculture Read →
5 June 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson supported the National Transport Commission (Amendment) Bill while highlighting serious operational shortages at the Polonnaruwa SLTB depot, including the need for drivers, conductors, buses, and restored expressway services. He urged additional bus services for Welikanda, Aralaganwila, Dimbulagala, and Kaju Watta, citing schoolchildren and rural residents affected by inadequate transport. He also called for better treatment of returning migrant workers at the airport and questioned the cost, age, and seating configuration of a newly leased aircraft. He further requested accountability over a reported tender involving the removal of fuel storage tanks at Kaduruwela, asking who authorized it and whether public assets had been undervalued. Debate: National Transport Commission (Amendment) Bill - Second Reading Public FinanceInfrastructureCorruption & Governance Reform Read →
23 May 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson asked whether the Ministry has fixed a specific repayment deadline for farmer loans. He said maize cultivators in districts such as Ampara, Polonnaruwa, and Anuradhapura are facing difficulties repaying loans because guaranteed prices have not been declared. Oral Question 10: Sarusara Loan Scheme (Q.441/2025) Cost of LivingAgriculture Read →
23 May 2025 AI summary Asked what maximum loan amount would be available to small and medium farmers, particularly for short-term crops including paddy, under the Government’s “Sarusara” New Enhanced Rural Credit Scheme announced for annual implementation from 2025 by the Department of Development Finance of the General Treasury. Oral Question 10: Sarusara Loan Scheme (Q.441/2025) Agriculture Read →
23 May 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development whether the “Sarusara” concessionary loan scheme for small-scale farmers has been introduced, and if so, what its objectives are. He requested details on the number of beneficiaries, the lending criteria, and the measures being taken to financially empower farmers, or reasons if such a scheme has not been introduced. Oral Question 10: Sarusara Loan Scheme (Q.441/2025) Agriculture Read →
17 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson proposed developing an access road from Angammedilla National Park to Wasgamuwa to retain tourists within Polonnaruwa, while requiring them to enter and exit via Angammedilla. He raised concerns about cattle being released into Maduru Oya National Park, impacts on wildlife habitat and human-elephant conflict, and called for designated environmentally appropriate areas for dairy cattle outside protected zones. He also requested regulated subsistence access for villagers near wildlife zones, support for small traditional gem miners, and the permanent absorption of experienced national park guides whose numbers have declined despite an allowance increase. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment AgricultureEnvironmentInfrastructure Read →
17 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson moved the traditional token reduction of Rs. 10 under the relevant Heads during the Committee Stage debate and focused on the Ministry of Environment, particularly the human-elephant conflict. He said Wildlife Conservation staffing vacancies, inadequate guard huts, poorly maintained electric fences, and the absence of funding for new fencing were contributing to rising human deaths, elephant deaths and property damage, citing recent national and Polonnaruwa District figures. He proposed strengthening field staff, improving guard huts with electricity and water, repairing and expanding fencing, and creating a structured response programme. He also raised concerns about Yala National Park’s congestion, limited entry points, inadequate operational funding, poaching risks in underused blocks, and derelict bungalows, proposing additional gates, more guides, better monitoring and rehabilitation of accommodation. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage Debate on Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Environment Public FinanceEnvironmentInfrastructure Read →
15 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson raised concern that public petitions submitted by Members, including many in the current Tenth Parliament, are not being inquired into promptly and are being set aside without results. He urged the Speaker to give special attention to ensuring petitions are properly processed, noting that citizens turn to Parliament when village-level issues remain unresolved. Procedural: Point of Order on Public Petitions and Committee Discussion (Q.429/2025 Answer) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
15 March 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson raised a Point of Order during the sitting. No substantive argument, proposal, or question was recorded in the provided excerpt. Procedural: Point of Order on Public Petitions and Committee Discussion (Q.429/2025 Answer) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
15 March 2025 AI summary A petition was presented on behalf of Mr. S. Somachandra of No. 520, Pelatiyawa, Polonnaruwa. Petitions Parliamentary Procedure Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson urged relief for farmers affected by poor Maha-season conditions, proposing that at least 50 per cent of cultivation loans be waived where full write-offs are not possible. He called for protection and staffing of state seed farms, citing the 498-acre Polonnaruwa seed farm and the lack of permanent worker recruitment for a decade. He also proposed providing quality fertilizer through Agrarian Service Centres at Rs. 5,000 per bag and regulating pesticide costs to stabilize paddy and rice prices, while warning against allowing mill owners and traders to control prices, including for Keeri Samba. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Cost of LivingAgriculturePublic Finance Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson raised concerns that flood-affected farmers in Polonnaruwa have not received the compensation they were promised and said many were misled into expecting Rs. 100,000 per hectare for any crop damage. He clarified that the scheme is scaled according to the extent and duration of crop loss, and requested that officials communicate this through Agrarian Service Centres or a designated team. He cited extensive crop destruction in Medirigiriya, Gal Amuna, Pamburana, Palliyagodella and Dimbulagala, and said some affected areas had not yet been visited by officials. He also urged action on rising harvesting costs caused by wet conditions, which he said had increased from about Rs. 35,000 to Rs. 50,000–60,000 per hectare. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation AgricultureCost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson highlighted severe overcrowding in prisons, citing Polonnaruwa Prison holding 405 inmates against a capacity of 149 and Welikada holding 3,579 against about 1,400. He raised concerns about inadequate sanitation at Polonnaruwa New Town Prison, including sewage entering a public canal used for bathing, drinking and irrigation, and asked what steps would be taken to reduce congestion and address issues affecting both prison officers and inmates. Oral Question: Prison Guard Vacancies (Q.125/2024) Law & OrderJustice & Human RightsHealthcare Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson raised concerns that prison officers perform dangerous duties comparable to police officers but receive lower pay. Citing a recent shooting of a former prison officer, he asked whether the Government would ensure fair salaries for prison officers on par with the police. Oral Question: Prison Guard Vacancies (Q.125/2024) Employment Read →
12 March 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration to provide details on the Prisons Department’s approved cadre of prison guards, the number currently serving, and existing vacancies. He also sought information on measures to fill those vacancies and address professional issues faced by prison guards, asking for reasons if the information could not be provided. Oral Question: Prison Guard Vacancies (Q.125/2024) EmploymentJustice & Human Rights Read →
10 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson urged greater budgetary attention to university accommodation and staffing, noting that only about 61,000 of 176,661 university students have hostel facilities and that State universities have around 7,000 vacancies against the approved cadre. He listed major infrastructure gaps in schools nationally and in Polonnaruwa District, including shortages of computers, laboratories, libraries, playgrounds, sanitation, teachers, and principals, with particular deficits in English, Mathematics and Science. He requested that recently designated national schools receive actual facilities and staff, citing specific needs at Thopawewa, Wilayaya and Ellehara Mahasen National Schools, including computers, teachers, quarters, an auditorium, water and sanitation. He also called for special attention to unsafe school access in Dimbulagala and Welikanda, including elephant threats and the need for protective fencing. Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Seventeenth Allotted Day – Committee Stage Public FinanceEducationInfrastructure Read →
6 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson supported the Health and Mass Media Votes while urging targeted improvements to health infrastructure and staffing, particularly in Polonnaruwa District. He called for a high-tech national laboratory under the National Medicines Regulatory Authority to test imported and local medicines, citing concerns over substandard drugs, and requested maternity wards, mortuaries, anaesthesia facilities, and additional cadres for local hospitals, including the Polonnaruwa Kidney Hospital and Welikanda Hospital. He also raised deficiencies in Ayurveda hospitals, including safety threats, lack of water and quarters, staff transfers, and a proposal for an Ayurveda ward for monks. He tabled documents on homeopathic practitioners’ concerns regarding a Supreme Court judgment and on the Online Safety Act from the Sri Lanka Broadcasters’ Forum. Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Health and Mass Media Justice & Human RightsLaw & OrderHealthcare Read →