Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Hon. Ravi Karunanayake asked the Prime Minister, under Standing Order 38(1), about the prolonged absence of a permanent Government Printer at the Government Printing Department. He questioned whether continued acting appointments comply with service procedures and raised concerns about risks to quality, confidentiality, security printing, and operational continuity. He sought details on any assessments or independent audits of these risks and asked what urgent steps the Government will take to restore technical capacity and appoint a qualified permanent Government Printer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, under Standing Order 38(1), I wish to ask the Hon. Prime Minister the following regarding the Government Printing Department:
¶ 02 1. The Government Printing Department is a vital closed service. Why has it operated for some time without a duly appointed permanent Government Printer? 2. Is it consistent with established service procedures to continue on an acting basis? 3. Considering security and confidential printing, has the Government assessed the serious impact on quality, confidentiality and operational continuity arising from steps to reduce web-based exercises? 4. Has any assessment or independent audit been done on risks and instability arising from the absence of a permanent Government Printer and diminished technical capacity? 5. What urgent steps will the Government take to restore full technical and procedural continuity and appoint a suitably qualified permanent Government Printer?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·No. 23360 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13334