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The Hon. Jeevan Thondaman

United National Party· Nuwara - Eliya· 18 December 2024 ·Debate: Debate: Supplementary Estimate – Head 102, Programme 01 (School Supplies Grant)

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Clarified that eligibility should extend to children of estate residents who are not estate employees, including those engaged in informal work. He noted his prior ministerial responsibility for the subject while making this factual clarification.

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¶ 01 Sir, I was the former Minister for that subject. I am clarifying a factual point: children of estate residents who are not estate employees, including informal workers, also need to be eligible.

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Hansard, Wednesday, 18 December 2024 ·No. 1735286612086554 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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