Sitting of Saturday, 15 March 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Opening Parliament Opening and Speaker's Announcements - Resignation of Hon. Mohamed Sali Naleem 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Papers Papers: Annual Reports Tabled 2 speeches ▸
3. 3 Petitions Petitions 3 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Projects Planned on Land of Walahanduwa Estate, Galle (Q.255/2024) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Provisions for Electricity to Isolated Villages and Houses (Q.429/2025) 6 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Road from IDH to Kolonnawa Junction Development (Q.275/2024) 2 speeches ▸
7. 7 Oral question Oral Question: Samurdhi Development Officers and Samurdhi Managers Details (Q.382/2025) 2 speeches ▸
8. 8 Procedural Procedural: Point of Order on Public Petitions and Committee Discussion (Q.429/2025 Answer) 10 speeches ▸
9. 9 Opening Ministerial Statement: Provision of Smart Boards and Equipment for Schools 2 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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   • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

     AI summary The Prime Minister explained that a project to procure 1,000 smart boards using Telecommunications Regulatory Commission funds was intended to integrate with a proposed Chinese-supported school digitization project covering a centralized control room, studio, and 500 additional boards. She stated that the procurement proceeded rapidly in 2024 using unofficial specifications and a single-supplier process, costing Rs. 1.7 billion plus about Rs. 430 million in service and installation charges, while the Chinese component remains unfinalized. The equipment is currently stored at Pattalagedara Teachers’ Training College because it cannot be used for its intended networked purpose until the Chinese-supported facilities are agreed and implemented. She said a formal investigation has begun into possible financial or procedural irregularities, and discussions continue with China to secure the remaining facilities.

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10. 10 Debate Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025, Twenty-first Allotted Day - Committee Stage, Head 112 (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism) 71 speeches ▸
11. 11 Papers Papers: Annual Reports - Sri Lanka Institute of Tourism and Hotel Management 4 speeches ▸