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

4 March 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson denied a claim that he owns a petrol shed, stating that the people of Polonnaruwa know this is untrue. He requested that the record be corrected, arguing that such reports mislead the public into thinking Members are speaking to protect personal business interests. Personal Explanations Parliamentary Procedure Read →
25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson briefly sought clarification from the Minister regarding canned fish, noting that it falls under the Minister’s purview and is connected to Sathosa. Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines (Q.3/2024) Parliamentary Procedure Read →
25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson raised concerns that the guaranteed paddy price applies only where moisture is capped at 14%, while many farmers, especially in the North Central Province, lack drying facilities and are forced to sell wet paddy at about Rs. 110. He said the Nadu rice shortage continues and that large millers are influencing both paddy and rice prices, and urged the Minister to intervene before the New Year to ensure fair prices for consumers and fair returns for farmers during the Maha harvest. Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines (Q.3/2024) Cost of LivingAgriculture Read →
25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson questioned the Government about rice import measures taken during a recent shortage, noting that Sathosa, the State Trading Corporation and the private sector were permitted to import 160,000 metric tons and that a Rs. 65 per kg duty generated significant revenue. He asked whether, amid a renewed Nadu rice shortage ahead of the Sinhala and Hindu New Year and market prices exceeding the guaranteed price, the Government would pass any duty revenue relief to consumers or introduce special consumer-protection measures. Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines (Q.3/2024) Public FinanceCost of Living Read →
25 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson requested detailed information from the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development on rice imports to Sri Lanka since 2015, including quantities, expenditure, source countries, and importing institutions. He also asked what measures the Government intends to take to reduce future rice imports, seeking an explanation if the information cannot be provided. Oral Question: SriLankan Airlines (Q.3/2024) Public FinanceAgriculture Read →
20 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson argued that the Budget should be assessed against the Government’s election promises, including public sector salary increases and a guaranteed paddy price of Rs. 154 per kilogram. He questioned the absence of relief on consumer prices and taxes affecting food items, citing the State’s constitutional duty to ensure basic needs. He urged cooperation between Government and Opposition MPs, proposed a post-Budget parliamentary workshop to improve coordination, and called for farmers to receive quality fertilizer at an affordable price, lower agrochemical costs, and a fair paddy price rather than politically driven free-fertilizer promises. Budget Bill 2025 - Second Reading Debate AgricultureCost of LivingPublic Finance Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson thanked Members who contributed to his motion on revitalizing cooperatives and said the Opposition had raised these concerns across successive Parliaments to restore an institution important to rural communities. He called for investigations into past fraud and illegal occupation of cooperative property, while urging the Government to address institutional gaps and modernize cooperatives with technology, supermarket-style services, debit card facilities, and improved consumer convenience. Private Members' Motion 2: Proper Procurement Programme for Co-operatives Corruption & Governance ReformAgriculture Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson moved a motion urging the Government to create a proper procurement mechanism for co-operative societies, arguing that the sector has declined due to politicization, weak purchasing standards, substandard goods, and lack of modernization. He proposed investigations into co-op purchasing practices, introduction of digital payment facilities, rotation of senior co-operative officers, and renovation of unused or dilapidated buildings and warehouses. Citing Polonnaruwa and national co-operative assets, he called for co-ops to be used to buy, store, mill, and sell paddy through small and medium mills, thereby reducing price control by a few major millers and improving outcomes for farmers and consumers. Private Members' Motion 2: Proper Procurement Programme for Co-operatives Public FinanceEmploymentAgriculture Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson questioned the Deputy Minister on the shortage of about 30,000 teachers in government schools and the long-delayed absorption of Development Officers serving as teachers into the Teachers’ Service. Citing provincial figures and noting that around 16,000 such officers remain in schools, he asked when the Government would regularize their appointments, warning that failure to do so would harm students and worsen existing shortages. Oral Answers to Questions and Second Round Questions EducationEmploymentJustice & Human Rights Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson asked what action the Government will take regarding graduates who have completed specialized B.Ed. programmes but are unable to use those qualifications for other employment. He noted that some Provincial Governors have given them mostly temporary appointments, while many remain outside service. Oral Answers to Questions and Second Round Questions EmploymentEducation Read →
7 February 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education for details on the Bachelor of Education degree, including how many universities offer it, their names, and annual student enrolment. He also asked whether the Ministry recognizes the degree as a pathway for recruiting more graduates into the Teachers’ Service and what measures are planned to increase enrolment in the programme. Oral Answers to Questions and Second Round Questions Education Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson raised concerns that existing electric fences to prevent human-elephant conflict have not been maintained, with non-functioning batteries, no electricity in guard huts, and overgrown corridors reducing effectiveness. He requested that the Civil Security Department be re-engaged to help maintain fence corridors and that the fences be fully repaired before the upcoming Maha harvest. He warned that otherwise elephant-related damage to crops, stored paddy, homes, and livelihoods would increase despite compensation payments. Oral Question: Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.3/2024) AgricultureSecurity & Defence Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Kins Nelson raised concerns about severe human-elephant conflict in the Polonnaruwa District, affecting both farmers and schoolchildren, including 88 schools in the Dimbulagala Education Zone and 59 in the Hingurakgoda Education Zone. He cited the death of a schoolchild on 22 January in the Dimbulagala Divisional Secretariat Division and a subsequent attack on a farmer by the same elephant, asking why it had not been captured and relocated. He requested the Minister to state specific measures to address departmental shortcomings such as fuel shortages, broken vehicles, and inadequate maintenance of electric fences and elephant drives. Oral Question: Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.3/2024) AgricultureSecurity & DefenceEducation Read →
6 February 2025 AI summary Hon. Kins Nelson asked the Minister of Environment to provide annual, wildlife-zone-wise data from 2015 to date on human and wild elephant deaths caused by the human-elephant conflict. He also requested details of measures taken to achieve a permanent solution to the conflict, or reasons if such information cannot be provided. Oral Question: Human-Elephant Conflict (Q.3/2024) EnvironmentLaw & Order Read →