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Sitting of Friday, 12 September 2025

10th Parliament· 17 debates· 252 speeches· 46 speakers

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  9. 9 Oral question Oral Question: National Youth Services Council Objectives (Q.6/2025) 11 speeches
    • The Hon. Lal Premanath JJB

      AI summary Hon. Lal Premanath asked the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports to provide details on the establishment, objectives, affiliated institutions, and training centres of the National Youth Services Council, including whether those centres are operational. He also sought information on building construction projects commenced between 2020 and 2024 under the Council, whether any remain incomplete, and what action will be taken regarding them.

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    • The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Deputy Minister, responding on behalf of the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports, stated that the National Youth Services Council was established on 11 October 1968 under Act No. 52 of 1968, as amended, and outlined its 14 statutory objectives. He said the Council has four affiliated institutions and 61 training centres, all of which are currently in operation. He further stated that no new constructions had been commenced, so related follow-up questions did not arise.

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    • The Hon. Lal Premanath JJB

      AI summary Hon. Lal Premanath asked a supplementary question noting that the Deputy Minister’s answer clarified the Youth Services Council was established in 1968 and for its original purpose. He challenged later claims crediting former President Ranil Wickremesinghe with creating such institutions, and referenced Batalanda in disputing that narrative.

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    • The Hon. Speaker procedural
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    • The Hon. Lal Premanath JJB

      AI summary Hon. Lal Premanath said the institution was established to provide youth with leadership training and exposure to diverse cultures. He expressed confidence in the young Deputy Minister responsible for the relevant institutions and noted that notable artistes such as Chandralekha Perera and Chandrasena Hettiarachchi had emerged through its work in the past.

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    • The Hon. Lal Premanath JJB

      AI summary Lal Premanath stated that certain institutions had not fulfilled their intended functions until recently. He asked the Deputy Minister, in his capacity as a youth leader and Deputy Minister, what steps had been taken to achieve those objectives going forward.

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    • The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara JJB

      AI summary Hon. Eranga Gunasekara outlined the historical development of youth services institutions, stating that the National Youth Services Council emerged from initiatives beginning with youth clubs in 1952 and legislation in the 1960s, including the National Voluntary Youth Service Bill No. 11 of 1967 and its 1968 amendment. He disputed claims that Ranil Wickremesinghe established the Council, noting Wickremesinghe was not in Parliament at the time. He added that current youth programmes are being advanced in an orderly manner under 14 core objectives with the relevant Minister and Deputy Ministers.

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    • The Hon. Lal Premanath JJB

      AI summary Hon. Lal Premanath raised a supplementary question alleging misuse of the Youth Services Council for personal promotion and wasteful construction projects, citing an abandoned building in Diyadawa, Kotapola DS Division, Matara, said to have cost hundreds of millions of rupees. He asked the Deputy Minister what action the Ministry would take regarding such unnecessary and abandoned buildings across the country.

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    • The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara JJB

      AI summary Eranga Gunasekara said the National Youth Services Council had been misused for political patronage and that alleged irregularities would be systematically investigated with legal action pursued through the relevant legal mechanisms. He stated that institutions under the National Youth Services Council and National Youth Corps had sometimes been established on political rather than needs-based grounds, and said the Government would review and reorganize them to better serve youth across the country.

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