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Sitting of Wednesday, 9 July 2025

10th Parliament· 16 debates· 294 speeches· 62 speakers

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  6. 6 Oral question Oral Questions to Prime Minister: Pension Disputes and FDI 11 speeches
    • Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB

      AI summary Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna asked the Prime Minister whether pension disparities have arisen for public officers who retired between 2020 and 2024 due to the 2025 public sector salary increase and pension adjustments linked to the 2019 salary structure. She sought details on the number of affected pensioners, the rupee and percentage extent of the disparity, the Government’s measures to resolve it, and how any required budgetary allocations would be made.

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    • Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education JJB

      AI summary The Prime Minister stated that the Government’s 2025 Budget measures address longstanding pension disparities by aligning pensions of those who retired before 01.01.2020 to the 01.01.2020 salary level under the 2016 salary revision in three phases from 2025 to 2027. She said retirees from 2020 to 2024 already receive pensions based on the 01.01.2020 salary and therefore no specific disparity is currently recognized for that group, which totals 155,616 pensioners across civil, armed forces, and widows/widowers and orphans categories. She added that the 2025 public service salary increase applies only to officers in service on 01.01.2025 and retiring thereafter, but the Government is discussing possible general relief measures for pensioners in the 2026 Budget.

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    • Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB

      AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna raised concerns about pension disparities arising from salary commission decisions and recent pension structuring, particularly between public servants who retired before and after 1 January 2025. She cited examples across education, secretarial, health, military, police and labour services, stating that pension differences range from about Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 80,000 or more despite equal service. She questioned whether IMF-related public service rationalization policies contributed to the prospective pension structure and tabled supporting documents for the record.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB

      AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna questioned the fairness of requiring public servants who retired before 2020 to wait until 2027 to receive pension adjustments aligned with the 2020 salary step. She sought clarification on the timing and equity of the pension revision process.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that the government is addressing long-standing pension and salary anomalies through policy-based, system-wide measures rather than ad hoc adjustments. She said the 2025 public sector salary increase does not require recalculating past retirees’ pensions to match new salaries, arguing that pensions and retiree welfare must be handled under separate programmes. She added that the government has already acted on accumulated retiree-related issues and will continue to strengthen retiree support while avoiding new anomalies in the public service.

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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna SJB

      AI summary Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna questioned the Government’s handling of pension adjustments arising from the 2025 Budget salary increase, arguing that retirees from 2020 to 2024 have been left in an unresolved anomaly while those retiring after 1 January 2025 are aligned to the 2027 salary step. She noted that affected retirees had written to the Cabinet and President seeking a meeting and had protested on 2 May, but had not received a date. She asked the Prime Minister to clarify the Government’s position, particularly the apparent contradiction between the President’s categorisation of retirees before 2020 and after 2025 and the unresolved status of the 2020–2024 group.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that the anomaly affecting retirees during 2020–2024 has been addressed by the government. She added that where retirees continue to face difficulties, the Government is intervening, with the Minister of Public Administration holding and continuing discussions, including granting all requested meetings.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. D.V. Chanaka SLPP

      AI summary D.V. Chanaka asked the Prime Minister for detailed data on Sri Lanka’s foreign direct investment from 2005 to May 2025, including annual inflows, components, and value by category, in the context of growth and IMF-related debt repayment capacity. He also sought specific information on the Supreme SAT communication satellite project, including the amount invested in 2011–2012, whether the Government contributed funds, and whether Sri Lanka has received any financial or non-financial benefits from the satellite.

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    • The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya JJB

      AI summary Requested two weeks’ time to provide a comprehensive reply to Hon. D.V. Chanaka’s question, stating that detailed information is required.

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