Sitting of Tuesday, 25 November 2025

Order of business

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1. 1 Papers Papers: Annual Report of Chilaw Plantation Company 2022 1 speeches ▸
2. 2 Oral question Oral Question: Employees' Provident Fund Information Access (Q.1/2025) 7 speeches ▸
3. 3 Oral question Oral Question: National Youth Services Council Training Centres in Tamil Medium (Q.2/2025) 6 speeches ▸
4. 4 Oral question Oral Question: Yatiyantota Garagoda Bridge Renovation (Q.3/2025) 6 speeches ▸
5. 5 Oral question Oral Question: Hospitals in Ratnapura District 2 speeches ▸
6. 6 Oral question Oral Question: Palmyrah Toddy Waste and Thikkam Distillery 2 speeches ▾
   • The Hon. Gayan Janaka (on behalf of the Hon. K. Ilankumaran) JJB

     AI summary Asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure about the waste of surplus palmyrah toddy due to the inactivity of the Jaffna Thikkam Distillery and sought details on steps to modernize and reactivate it. The question requested confirmation of Cabinet approval of Rs. 112.5 million in 2016, the project’s current progress, expected completion date, and anticipated benefits for toddy producers and co-operative societies in the Northern Province. It also sought information on plans to produce value-added products such as toddy juice and surgical spirits and on support projects for small-scale palmyrah suppliers and producers in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.

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   • The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna JJB

     AI summary The Minister tabled a written answer on the waste of palmyrah toddy and the proposed reactivation of the Thikkam Distillery, noting that it has not operated since 2012 and would require a minimum daily input of 30,000 litres from Northern Province districts. He said a 25-year lease had been signed in 2022 with Royal Cast (Pvt.) Ltd. to renovate and operate the facility, but protests by toddy-supplying co-operatives have delayed operations, with discussions ongoing to reach agreement. The answer also detailed previous budget allocations and construction works, returned funds, expected benefits of modernization, and broader Palmyrah Development Board projects for cultivation, value addition, marketing, training and co-operative strengthening.

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7. 7 Procedural Procedural: Privilege Matter and Standing Orders Discussion 37 speeches ▸
8. 8 Oral question Question by Private Notice: Standardization of Preschool Education and Personal Explanation 17 speeches ▸
9. 9 Debate Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day) 124 speeches ▸
10. 10 Papers Papers: University Annual Reports 2022-2023 7 speeches ▸