10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Hesha Withanage

18 December 2024 ·Oral question: Oral Questions (Questions 1–10)

Agriculture
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Hon. Hesha Withanage asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to provide details on Government-owned farms, including their number, names and addresses, and annual profits or losses from 2015 to date. He also requested information on future measures concerning these farms in line with Sri Lanka’s agreement with the International Monetary Fund, and asked for reasons if the information could not be provided.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of farms owned by the Government at present; (ii) their names and addresses; (iii) the profits earned/losses incurred by each farm from 2015 to date, year by year, separately; and (iv) the steps that will be taken regarding the future of the aforesaid farms in line with the agreement reached with the International Monetary Fund?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2024. No. 1735286612086554. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/12029