Mr. Speaker
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Parliamentary Committees
¶ 02 Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarawira (Chairman), Hon. Mano Ganesan, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. D. V. Chanaka, Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. S. M. Marikkar, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Asitha Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathyalinhgam, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta
¶ 03 Committee on Public Finance (COPF) Hon. (Dr.) Harsha de Silva (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, Hon. Shanakkian Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. Ajith Aglakada, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra
¶ 04 Committee on Standing Orders and Rules Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera, Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala, Hon. Mano Ganesan, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. Chamara Sampath Dissanayake, Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera, Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Nilakanthan, Hon. Sunil Biyanwila, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagalla, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi
¶ 05 Committee on Public Petitions Hon. R. M. Gamini Ratnayake (Chairman), Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Imran Maharoof, Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Waruna Liyanage, Hon. Ajith Aglakada, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumar, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Ashoka Gunasekera, Hon. M. A. M. Tahir, Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Lieutenant Colonel (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. A. M. M. M. Rathwatte, Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha, Hon. Giruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. Muhammed Faizal
¶ 06 Committee on Constitutional Affairs Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. Sajith Premadasa, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathyalinham
¶ 07 Committee on High Posts Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya (Chairperson), Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Hon. Vasantha Samarasinghe, Hon. Kumar Jayakody, Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage, Hon. Saroja Sachithri Polraj, Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. Chamindrani Kiriella, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 08 Backbench Members’ Committee Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa (Chairman), Hon. Gayanta Karunathilaka, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. B. Ariyawansha, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamage, Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Hon. Suranga Rathnayake, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Ileyathambi Sirinath, Hon. B. Sri Herath
¶ 09 House Committee Hon. (Dr.) Risvi Salley (Chairman), Hon. Hemali Weerasekera, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, Hon. Amirthanadan Andaykkalanathan, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. Chamindrani Kiriella, Hon. Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Anushka Tilakaratne, Hon. Susanta Dodawatta, Hon. Aruna Panagoda, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. B. Sri Herath, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 10 Sectoral Oversight Committees
¶ 11 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Good Governance, Justice and Civil Security Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika (Chairman), Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam, Hon. S. S. A. S. Rahuman, Hon. Shanakkian Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Nilakanthan, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. D. Suriya Bandara
¶ 12 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra (Chairperson), Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan, Hon. Sagarika Atawuda, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Suranga Rathnayake, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon
¶ 13 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development Hon. S. M. Marikkar (Chairman), Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath, Hon. Asitha Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. Geetha Herath
¶ 14 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Labour and Human Resources Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) V. S. Radhakrishnan, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse
¶ 15 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women’s Empowerment Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe (Chairman), Hon. Muneer Moulafar, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Amirthanadan Andaykkalanathan, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archuna, Hon. Chamindrani Kiriella, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama
¶ 16 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Natural Resources Hon. Hector Appuhami (Chairman), Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. Gnanamuthu Sreenesan, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Hon. Kithnan Selcharaj, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath
¶ 17 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senaratne (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamage, Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Hon. Thanura Dissanayake, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 18 Ministerial Advisory Committees
¶ 19 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Defence Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara, Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. Ananda Wijepala, Hon. Eranga Gunasekara, Hon. R. M. Jayawardena, Hon. Vasantha Piyathissa, Hon. Moulafar, Hon. Sunil Watagala, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. D. V. Chanaka, Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Hon. Shanakkian Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Sarath Kumara, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. A. M. M. M. Rathwatte, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. D. Suriya Bandara, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi
¶ 20 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Finance, Treasury and Economic Development Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta, Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera, Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe, Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Hon. Kabir Hashim, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage, Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege, Hon. Gayan Janaka, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Sunil Biyanwila, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Suranga Rathnayake, Hon. R. G. Wijeratne, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Faizal
¶ 21 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Digital Economy Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. Oshini Umanga, Hon. Vasantha Pushpakumara, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamage, Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Hon. Gayan Janaka, Hon. Anushka Tilakaratne, Hon. Thanura Dissanayake, Hon. Susanta Dodawatta, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Suranga Rathnayake, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarawira, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta
¶ 22 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya (Chairperson), Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senewiratne, Hon. Nalin Hewage, Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage, Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne, Hon. (Dr.) M. L. A. M. Hizbullah, Hon. (Dr.) V. S. Radhakrishnan, Hon. D. V. Chanaka, Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan, Hon. Imran Maharoof, Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Gnanamuthu Sreenesan, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramurthy, Hon. Chandana Thennakoon, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagalla, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayake, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe, Hon. M. S. Abdul Wahid
¶ 23 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation Hon. K. D. Lal Kantha (Chairman), Hon. Namal Karunarathna, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Vasantha Piyathissa, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. T. B. Sarath, Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranchala, Hon. D. V. Chanaka, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Nihal Galappaththi, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. Amirthanadan Andaykkalanathan, Hon. Kavindiran Kodiswaran, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. (Prof.) L. M. Abeywickrama, Hon. M. S. Uthumalebbe, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Ashoka Gunasekera, Hon. Ruwanchinthaka Jayakody, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara, Hon. Aruna Panagoda, Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Hon. E. M. Basnayake, Hon. Priyantha Wijeratne, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj
¶ 24 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Hon. Vijitha Herath (Chairman), Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage, Hon. R. M. Jayawardena, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala, Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Hon. Hector Appuhami, Hon. (Dr.) Kachchinda Bheshan Jayawardena, Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramurthy, Hon. M. A. M. Tahir, Hon. Susanta Dodawatta, Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara, Hon. Stefani Fernando, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Nanda Bandara, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayake, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. D. Suriya Bandara, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 25 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar (Chairman), Hon. Ratna Gamage, Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe, Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. (Dr.) M. L. A. M. Hizbullah, Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Nihal Galappaththi, Hon. Amirthanadan Andaykkalanathan, Hon. Hector Appuhami, Hon. Imran Maharoof, Hon. Gnanamuthu Sreenesan, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. (Prof.) L. M. Abeywickrama, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. Nilanka U. Gamage, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. M. A. M. Tahir, Hon. Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Chandana Thennakoon, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Stefani Fernando, Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Muhammed Faizal
¶ 26 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Industries and Entrepreneurial Development Hon. Sunil Handunnetti (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Vasantha Piyanissa, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Chamara Sampath Dissanayake, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, Hon. Waruna Liyanage, Hon. Oshini Umanga, Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. T. K. Jayasundara, Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramurthy, Hon. Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara, Hon. Aruna Panagoda, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse, Hon. Deepthi Wasalage, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Athula Welandagoda, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. Muhammed Faizal
¶ 27 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Hon. Bimal Rathnayake (Chairman), Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasekara, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Hon. Gayanta Karunathilaka, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Chamara Sampath Dissanayake, Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera, Hon. Ajith Aglakada, Hon. Sagarika Atawuda, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Chamindrani Kiriella, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Thanura Dissanayake, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Rachindra Bandara, Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. Deepthi Wasalage, Hon. R. G. Wijeratne, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. Devananda Suraveera, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Muhammed Faizal, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 28 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Plantation and Rural Infrastructure Hon. K. V. Samantha Vidyarathna (Chairman), Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Palani Digambaram, Hon. (Dr.) V. S. Radhakrishnan, Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera, Hon. Nayana Wasalathilaka, Hon. Ajith Aglakada, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. B. Ariyawansha, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege, Hon. T. K. Jayasundara, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. Lal Premanath, Hon. Nanda Bandara, Hon. Sunil Biyanwila, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagalla, Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath, Hon. Sunil Rajapakse, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj, Hon. R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe
¶ 29 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Health and Media Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni, Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne, Hon. (Dr.) M. L. A. M. Hizbullah, Hon. R. M. Gamini Ratnayake, Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardena, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archuna, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. Oshini Umanga, Hon. Vasantha Pushpakumara, Hon. Chaminda C. B. D. Kumar, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardena, Hon. Ashoka Gunasekera, Hon. Ruwanchinthaka Jayakody, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Sudath Balagalla, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Jagath Manucharana, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagalla, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathyalinham, Hon. (Dr.) Ileyathambi Sirinath, Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senaratne, Hon. M. S. Abdul Wahid
¶ 30 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Hon. Vasantha Samarasinghe (Chairman), Hon. R. M. Jayawardena, Hon. Samarasinghe, Hon. Namal Karunarathna, Hon. Kabir Hashim, Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi, Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. Shanakkian Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. Ajith Aglakada, Hon. (Prof.) L. M. Abeywickrama, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sarath Kumara, Hon. Tilanka U. Gamage, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Sunil Biyanwila, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. R. G. Wijeratne, Hon. Fasmin Sharif, Hon. Kithnan Selcharaj, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe
¶ 31 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Labour Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta (Chairman), Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe, Hon. Palani Digambaram, Hon. R. M. Gamini Ratnayake, Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan, Hon. Oshini Umanga, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Sarath Kumara, Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. T. K. Jayasundara, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Lal Premanath, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Geetha Herath, Hon. B. Sri Herath
¶ 32 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Urban Development, Construction and Housing Hon. Anura Karunathilaka (Chairman), Hon. T. B. Sarath, Hon. R. M. Jayawardena, Hon. Sunil Watagala, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Mano Ganesan, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Hon. S. M. Marikkar, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani, Hon. Ruwanchinthaka Jayakody, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Anushka Tilakaratne, Hon. Chandana Thennakoon, Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Asitha Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. Fasmin Sharif, Hon. Devananda Suraveera, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta, Hon. M. S. Abdul Wahid
¶ 33 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Hon. (Prof.) A. H. M. H. Abeyrathna (Chairman), Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath, Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Hon. R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala, Hon. R. M. Gamini Ratnayake, Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Hon. Kavindiran Kodiswaran, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumar, Hon. Ajanta Gammaddege, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. M. A. M. Tahir, Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. Lal Premanath, Hon. E. M. Basnayake, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Asitha Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. Athula Welandagoda, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. Devananda Suraveera, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Geetha Herath, Hon. Muhammed Faizal, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyappar
¶ 34 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage (Chairman), Hon. Vasantha Piyanissa, Hon. Mano Ganesan, Hon. W. H. M. Dharmasena, Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan, Hon. Abubakar Athaullah, Hon. B. Ariyawansha, Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumar, Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramurthy, Hon. Chandana Thennakoon, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Nandana Pathmakumara, Hon. E. M. Basnayake, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. A. M. M. M. Rathwatte, Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha, Hon. Kanchana Welipitiy a, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathyalinham, Hon. Thilina Samarakoon, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. Devananda Suraveera, Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senaratne, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta, Hon. Ismail Muthu Mohamed, Hon. R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe
¶ 35 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Science and Technology Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeysena (Chairman), Hon. R. M. Jayawardena, Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana, Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranchala, Hon. Gnanamuthu Sreenesan, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archuna, Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Vasantha Pushpakumara, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamage, Hon. Chathura Galappaththi, Hon. Ashoka Gunasekera, Hon. Stefani Fernando, Hon. Amila Prasad, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarawira, Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senaratne, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath, Hon. R. M. Samantha Ranasinghe
¶ 36 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Hon. Ananda Wijepala (Chairman), Hon. Sunil Watagala, Hon. Ratna Gamage, Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara, Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake, Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Hon. T. B. Sarath, Hon. R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, Hon. Chamara Sampath Dissanayake, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Sagarika Atawuda, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. M. S. Uthumalebbe, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardena, Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. Sellathambi Nilakanthan, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. E. M. Basnayake, Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. A. M. M. M. Rathwatte, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. D. Suriya Bandara, Hon. Geetha Herath
¶ 37 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Power and Energy Hon. Kumar Jayakody (Chairman), Hon. Arkham Ilyas, Hon. Anton Jayakody, Hon. Sugath Tilakaratne, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. R. M. Gamini Ratnayake, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. M. S. Uthumalebbe, Hon. Ashoka Gunasekera, Hon. T. K. Jayasundara, Hon. Thanura Dissanayake, Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake, Hon. Aruna Panagoda, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. E. M. Basnayake, Hon. Dhanushka Ranganath, Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha, Hon. Deepthi Wasalage, Hon. Kanchana Welipitiya, Hon. Ruwan Vijewira, Hon. Athula Welandagoda, Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senaratne, Hon. B. Sri Herath
¶ 38 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Youth and Sports Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage (Chairman), Hon. Sugath Tilakaratne, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake, Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi, Hon. S. M. Marikkar, Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, Hon. Waruna Liyanage, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Vasantha Pushpakumara, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani, Hon. C. B. S. Bashana Gamage, Hon. Gayan Janaka, Hon. Mailvaganam Jegadeeswaran, Hon. D. A. S. Dissanayake, Hon. Kandasaamy Prabhu, Hon. Amila Prasad, Hon. (Dr.) Sandaruwan Madurasinghe, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Kanchana Welipitiy a, Hon. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta, Hon. B. Sri Herath
¶ 39 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Women and Children’s Affairs Hon. Saroja Sachithri Polraj (Chairperson), Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana, Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi, Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne, Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Sagarika Atawuda, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. M. A. C. S. Chathuri Gangani, Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. Anushka Tilakaratne, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. A. M. M. M. Rathwatte, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Athula Welandagoda, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathyalinham, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Geetha Herath
¶ 40 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Environment Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendi (Chairman), Hon. Anton Jayakody, Hon. Eranga Gunasekara, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranchala, Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Hon. Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. W. H. M. Dharmasena, Hon. Sagarika Atawuda, Hon. (Prof.) L. M. Abeywickrama, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. Bashana Gamage, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardena, Hon. Ruwanchinthaka Jayakody, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Aruna Panagoda, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Manoj Rajapaksha, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Deepthi Wasalage, Hon. Priyantha Wijeratne, Hon. Asitha Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. Ambika Samiwel, Hon. (Dr.) Ileyathambi Sirinath, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath
¶ 41 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi (Chairman), Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake, Hon. Muneer Moulafar, Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeysena, Hon. Gayanta Karunathilaka, Hon. Nihal Galappaththi, Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi, Hon. Nayana Wasalathilaka, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Chaminda Lalith Kumar, Hon. Rajeevan Jeyachandramurthy, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. Lal Premanath, Hon. Lieutenant Commander (Retd.) Prageeth Maduranga, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Ruwan Mapalagama, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagalla, Hon. Manjula Sugath Rathnayake, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Fasmin Sharif, Hon. Ismail Muthu Mohamed
¶ 42 Ministerial Advisory Committee on Justice and National Integration Hon. Harshana Nanayakkara (Chairman), Hon. Sunil Watagala, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyaratne, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam, Hon. U. P. Abeywickrama, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. Krishnan Kalai Chelvi, Hon. Chamindrani Kiriella, Hon. Sarath Kumara, Hon. Nilanti Kottahachchi, Hon. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage, Hon. Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. Anushka Tilakaratne, Hon. Susanta Dodawatta, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bachanantharajah, Hon. Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Priyantha Wijeratne, Hon. Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. D. Suriya Bandara, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath
¶ 43 Parliament
¶ 44 Speaker - Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees - Hon. (Dr.) S. S. Salley Chair of Committees - Hon. Hemali Weerasekera
¶ 45 Principal Officers
¶ 46 Secretary-General of Parliament - Mrs. K. A. Rohanadeera Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament - Mr. G. K. A. Chaminda Kumara Kularatne Assistant Secretary-General - Mr. A. H. M. H. S. Aberathna
¶ 47 Office of the Secretary-General of Parliament Coordinating Secretary to the Secretary-General - Mrs. S. P. Gamage Parliamentary Officer - Mrs. E. A. Sirisena
¶ 48 Constitutional Council - Mrs. S. R. W. Gunasekara; Mrs. D. I. T. Sarathchandra; Mrs. C. S. C. Fonseka (Assistant Chief Officers)
¶ 49 Internal Audit Department Chief Internal Auditor - Mr. W. K. D. C. Withana Chief Officer - Mr. P. D. N. Fernando Assistant Parliamentary Officer - Mrs. W. R. G. S. M. O. G.
¶ 50 Serjeant-at-Arms Department Serjeant-at-Arms - Mr. Kushan Sampath Jayaratne Deputy Serjeant-at-Arms - Mr. N. A. S. Kooray Assistant Serjeant-at-Arms - Mr. K. S. L. Kadigamuwa Senior Chief Officers/Officers as listed…
¶ 51 Administration Department Director (Administration) - Mr. M. M. M. Mabroook Deputy Director (Administration) - Mrs. K. T. C. K. P. Peiris Units and officers as listed…
¶ 52 Hansard Department Editor of Hansard - Mrs. C. N. Lokukodikara de Silva Deputy Editors, Assistant Editors, Reporters and staff as listed…
¶ 53 Financial and Supplies Department Director (Finance) - Mr. G. Sarath Kumara Units and officers as listed…
¶ 54 Communication Engineering Department Communication Engineer - Mr. D. L. D. Adikari Deputy Communication Engineer - Mr. K. K. D. Hannadi Principal/Senior Inspectors and Technical Officers as listed…
¶ 55 Catering and Housekeeping Department Director (Catering and Housekeeping Services) - Mr. R. H. Edirisinghe Executive Chef - Mr. L. K. C. S. Gajanayaka Executive Housekeeper - Mr. D. D. I. Thushara Managers, Supervisors, Chefs as listed…
¶ 56 Legislative Services Department Director (Legislative Services) - Mr. M. J. Perera Sectional offices and officers as listed…
¶ 57 Library Librarian - Mr. S. L. Siyath Ahmed Deputy and Assistant Librarians, Research Officers and Translators as listed…
¶ 58 Information Systems and Management Department Director - Mr. N. B. U. Nawagamuwa Systems Engineer, Analysts, Administrators and staff as listed…
¶ 59 Communications Department Acting Director (Communications) - Mr. M. J. Perera Public Relations Manager and officers as listed…
¶ 60 Official Report Volume 322 Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Tenth Parliament First Session 2025
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