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  4. 4 Committee report Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Youth Affairs and Sports, and Women and Child Affairs 13 speeches
    • Hon. Speaker in Committee

      AI summary The Committee resumed consideration of the matter from the previous sitting, with progress carried forward from 27 November. This was a procedural continuation rather than a substantive speech or policy intervention.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports JJB

      AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports moved an amendment on behalf of the Minister of Finance relating to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The amendment seeks to replace line 12 on page 32 with a revised capital allocation of Rs. 6,800,000,000.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage JJB

      AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, an amendment was moved under Head 219, Programme 02, relating to the Department of Sports Development. The amendment increased the capital provision for development activities by Rs. 800 million, bringing it to Rs. 3.95 billion, to incorporate the allocation under Budget Proposal No. 44. The recurrent allocation of Rs. 2.161 billion and the amended capital allocation were both agreed to and ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs JJB

      AI summary At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, the Minister of Women and Child Affairs moved an amendment on behalf of the Minister of Finance to revise the Ministry’s capital allocation. The proposed amendment replaces the relevant line on page 30 with a capital provision of Rs. 800,000,000.

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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj JJB

      AI summary An amendment was moved at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, under Head 171, Programme 02.

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    • Hon. Members

      AI summary Parliament agreed to amend Head 171, Programme 02, for Women and Child Affairs by increasing the capital provision by Rs. 200 million under Budget Proposal No. 52. The recurrent allocation of Rs. 14,800,100,000 and the amended capital allocation of Rs. 661,800,000 were approved and ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

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    • The Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj JJB

      AI summary Moved that the Committee report Progress and seek leave to sit again. The motion was put and agreed to, after which the Chairman left the Chair to report Progress.

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