Sitting of Tuesday, 4 March 2025
Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 1742359468086980 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
Order of business
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- 1 Papers Papers presented 3 speeches
- 2 Petitions Petitions presented 5 speeches
- 3 Oral question Oral Question 1: Shakya Kingdom replica at Kahapola (Q.481/2025) 5 speeches
- 4 Oral question Oral Question 2: National Equipment and Machinery Organization (Q.4838/2025) 6 speeches
- 5 Oral question Oral Question 3: Gemstone mining licences in Wellawaya (Q.489/2025) 6 speeches
- 6 Oral question Oral Question 4: Arabic schools curriculum (Q.481/2025) 2 speeches
- 7 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Online Safety Act and tax on export services 20 speeches
- 8 Procedural Ministerial Statements and Points of Order 76 speeches
- 9 Procedural Ministerial Statement: Salary increases for doctors (Budget 2025) 1 speeches
- Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa – Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
AI summary The Minister stated that the 2025 Budget does not reduce doctors’ allowances, responding to announced strike action by the Government Medical Officers’ Association and related criticism from Opposition figures. He said the Government is increasing doctors’ basic salaries in phased stages from April 2025 to January 2027, with examples across grades ranging from preliminary grade doctors to consultants, and is also raising extra duty and holiday allowance rates. He argued that doctors are receiving significant salary, increment, allowance, and PAYE tax relief benefits without the need for trade union action, and said some professionals had been misinformed about the full figures.
- 10 Procedural Personal Explanations 5 speeches
- 11 Procedural Notices of Motions: Privilege matter 2 speeches
- 12 Debate Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage 103 speeches
- 13 Adjournment Adjournment Motion: Flood Mitigation in Ratnapura District 10 speeches
- 14 Procedural Adjournment of Parliament 2 speeches