The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
The Minister provided a written answer detailing the succession of line ministries responsible for urban development, construction and housing from 1992 to the present, and the Ministers in charge from 2010 onward. He stated that project details, including names, values and current status under each Minister, were tabled as an annex and placed in the Library. He further noted that four projects listed in the annex were halted midstream, while the remaining 345 had been completed through handover, termination or other decisions.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, answers:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Line Ministries since inception:
¶ 03 - 1992: Ministry of Housing and Construction - 1994: Ministry of Housing, Construction and Public Utilities - 2001 Sep.: Ministry of Urban Development, Public Utilities, Housing and Sports - 2001 Dec.: Ministry of Housing and Estate Infrastructure - 2004: Ministry of Housing and Construction, Industries, Eastern Province Education and Irrigation Development - 2010: Ministry of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities - 2015 Jan.: Ministry of Housing and Samurdhi - 2015 Sep.: Ministry of Housing and Construction - 2020: Ministry of Urban Development and Housing - 2022: Ministry of Urban Development and Housing - 2023: Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies - From 25.11.2024 to date (Gazette Extraordinary No. 2412/08): Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
¶ 04 (ii) Ministers in charge: - 2010-2015: Hon. Wimal Weerawansa - 2015-2019: Hon. Sajith Premadasa - 2019-2024: - 2020: Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa - 2022: Hon. Prasanna Ranatunga - 2023: Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe - From 25.11.2024 to date: Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
¶ 05 (iii) Details of projects initiated under each Minister, with names, values, and status, are submitted by annex. I table the annex and place it in the Library.
¶ 06 (iv) Projects not completed: As per annex items 215, 231, 252, and 295, certain projects were halted midstream. The remaining 345 projects have been completed via handover/termination/decision as detailed therein.
¶ 07 (b) Not applicable.
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