Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam questioned the justification for central agencies taking over provincial responsibilities, arguing that the main constraint in upgrading hospitals and roads is funding rather than local technical capacity. He cited the Health Minister’s statement on the Central Government taking over provincial hospitals, the RDA’s role in provincial and local roads, and Budget allocations including Rs. 14 billion and Rs. 1 billion for Northern Province roads, asking for a response on whether line Ministries would continue assuming provincial functions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: As you said, the main constraint is funding, not technical expertise—we have sufficient technical knowledge locally. Last week, the Health Minister said the Central Government would take over provincial hospitals to upgrade them. Similarly, you say RDA will take over provincial and local authority roads due to provincial capacity issues, but the real issue is funding. You mentioned Rs. 14 billion this year; the Budget speech also promised Rs. 1 billion for Northern Province roads. Now it appears line Ministries will continue assuming provincial functions. As I cannot respond after your reply, please answer my supplementary accordingly.
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Cite as: Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 July 2025. No. 1754382585021621. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/11032