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Sitting of Tuesday, 3 March 2026

10th Parliament· 17 debates· 185 speeches· 58 speakers

Source: Hansard PDF (parliament.lk) ↗ ·No. 23335 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard

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  8. 8 Oral question Oral Question: Police Stations and Officers (Q.?/2025) with Supplementaries 10 speeches
    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary The Minister reported that Sri Lanka has 608 police stations and 79,782 personnel as at 15 February 2026, while vacancies are to be filled through promotions and recruitment in line with Public Service Commission, National Police Commission, and approved cadre procedures. He said interviews had been completed for 1,400 planned recruitments, including Sub Inspectors, Police Constables, and Medical Officers. Responding on police misconduct and crime-related incidents, he outlined welfare, training, complaint, intelligence, investigation, and disciplinary mechanisms, noting that 624 officers were interdicted and 79 dismissed between 1 January 2024 and 30 September 2025.

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    • The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB

      AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri stated that public confidence in the Police Department had declined over the past year and four months but had been restored through improved service. He raised a supplementary question on whether a programme exists to provide adequate housing for police officers transferred annually, particularly those posted to urban centres.

      Law & OrderLand & Housing Full speech →
    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary Police housing is arranged within the relevant police area at each transfer, but housing shortages have been identified, particularly around Colombo. The Minister stated that Cabinet approval has been obtained to purchase a 352-unit housing complex from the Urban Development Authority for Rs. 4,100 million to address urban police housing needs, alongside ongoing efforts to expand quarters and improve station facilities.

      Law & OrderLand & Housing Full speech →
    • The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri JJB

      AI summary Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri referred to the announced attachment of Civil Security Department personnel to the Police and noted their current role in districts such as Polonnaruwa, including protection from the “One” threat. He asked whether, if such personnel are attached to the Police, they would be posted to fill vacancies in police stations within their own districts of residence.

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    • The Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs JJB

      AI summary Minister Ananda Wijepala said the Government is attaching 10,000 Civil Security Department personnel to the Police to address manpower shortages. He noted difficulties in assigning them to the Western Province or entirely within their home districts, but said efforts will be made to post them near their homes where possible and provide facilities when they serve outside their home provinces. He added that, with Cabinet approval, each CSD recruit attached to the Police will receive an additional monthly allowance of Rs. 25,200 for lodging and meals.

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    • The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation JJB

      AI summary On behalf of the Minister, the Deputy Minister stated that the Wellakkal Thottam farmers’ organization had reported damage to a low-water crossing and road and requested temporary repairs. He said the Head Office asked the Ampara Irrigation Director in November 2022 to prepare estimates and include the work in the 2023 Annual Work Programme, but no estimate was received due to funding constraints, shortage of technical staff, and prioritization of urgent irrigation works for Maha and Yala seasons. He added that the road and low-water crossing have been included in the 2026 priority list, with funds expected to be allocated.

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    • The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe SLMC

      AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe welcomed the assurance that funds would be allocated in 2026 for the Deegavapi–Alankulam agricultural road renovation. He raised concerns that Ampara District farmers suffered losses during the Maha harvest because wet paddy could not be sold at fair prices and private buyers purchased it cheaply, and asked whether paddy-drying machines could be installed at Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara.

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    • The Hon. Aravinda Senarath JJB

      AI summary Due to heavy rains in the Eastern Province, particularly in harvesting districts such as Ampara, farmers faced difficulties with wet paddy and initial purchasing delays. Paddy Marketing Board stores have been opened in the relevant districts and purchases have commenced to address those hardships.

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    • The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe SLMC

      AI summary Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe expressed dissatisfaction that his question on providing paddy-drying machines to Paddy Marketing Board stores in Ampara had not been addressed. He then raised flooding caused by the incomplete Sambukalappu–Periyakalappu and Karaivagupattu drainage schemes, affecting about 11,500 acres across several areas in Ampara District. He asked whether the previously agreed special meeting with Ampara District MPs and senior irrigation officials, decided at the Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Sectoral Oversight Committee, could now be arranged.

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    • The Hon. Aravinda Senarath JJB

      AI summary The Hon. Aravinda Senarath stated that a date would be discussed, fixed, and communicated in due course. He added that arrangements would be made to facilitate the participation of all Members of Parliament from the Ampara District.

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