Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, I present the Annual Report of the National Centre for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences (NCAS) for the year 2022.

¶ 02 I move that this Report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital.

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Sir, I present the Integrated Annual Report of the National Savings Bank for the year 2023.

¶ 05 I move that this Report be referred to the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations.

¶ 06 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 07 Sir, I present the - (1) Report on the Deviation of Headline Inflation from the Inflation Target set out in the Monetary Policy Framework Agreement for the third and fourth quarters of the year 2024; and (2) Annual Economic Review of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka for the year 2024.

¶ 08 I move that the Report and the Economic Review be referred to the Committee on Public Finance.

¶ 09 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 10 Sir, I present the Report on the observations and steps taken in terms of the Standing Order 119(4) of the Parliament with regard to the matters mentioned on the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and the institutions coming under its purview in the Report of the Committee on Public Accounts, which was presented to Parliament.

¶ 11 I move that the Report be referred to the Committee on Public Accounts.

¶ 12 Question put, and agreed to.