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Sitting of Thursday, 7 August 2025

10th Parliament· 21 debates· 208 speeches· 68 speakers

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  4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Projects Approved with Indian Government Assistance - Eastern Province (Q.3/2025) 6 speeches
    • Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB

      AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to provide details of all approved Indian-assisted projects in the Eastern Province under the MoU signed during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit to Sri Lanka. He requested information on how each project was identified and approved, whether stakeholders were consulted, and the names and details of those consulted, or reasons if no consultation occurred.

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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 33 proposed Eastern Province projects, with an estimated total cost of Rs. 2.37 billion, had been identified for multi-donor funding, covering agriculture, rural industries, fisheries, education, health, Ayurveda facilities, women’s empowerment, and support services for differently-abled children. She said the projects were selected based on sectoral needs and inputs from provincial and divisional-level officials, with stakeholder meetings held in July and October 2023. She added that the Governor of the Eastern Province submitted the proposals to the Indian High Commission in 2023 seeking assistance to improve socio-economic conditions in the province.

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    • Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB

      AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper questioned the Prime Minister on the basis for including Eastern Province development projects in the 2025 Budget, given that the projects were said to have been identified through consultations in 2023. He sought clarification on how those 2023 proposals were incorporated into the Budget as development projects for the East.

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

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya clarified that her earlier answer was limited to projects under the MoU signed during the Indian Prime Minister’s visit, as that was the scope of the Member’s question. She stated that Government development plans for the Eastern Province extend beyond those projects, with separate budgetary allocations for 2024, 2025 and 2026, and that provincial officials and public representatives have been asked to submit proposals following consultations.

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    • Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper, PC SJB

      AI summary Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper asked the Prime Minister whether Members of Parliament representing the Eastern Province had been given an opportunity to submit proposals under the process connected to the India–Sri Lanka MoU. The question followed his first supplementary and sought clarification on regional parliamentary participation in that process.

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

      AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya stated that the referenced projects were identified through discussions held in 2023 with relevant officials. She clarified that, under the Government’s 2025 and 2026 Budget proposals, development projects are planned for the Eastern Province, and provincial public representatives may submit proposals through District Development Committees.

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