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The Hon. Chairman

19 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage (Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Labour)

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¶ 01 Head 253 - Department of Pensions

¶ 02 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 488,913,000,000

¶ 03 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 488,913,000,000, for Head 253, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 04 Head 253, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 05 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 57,000,000

¶ 06 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 57,000,000, for Head 253, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 07 Head 253, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 Head 254 - Department of Registrar General

¶ 09 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 4,865,000,000

¶ 10 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 4,865,000,000, for Head 254, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 11 Head 254, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 12 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 635,000,000

¶ 13 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 635,000,000, for Head 254, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 14 Head 254, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 15 Head 255 - District Secretariat, Colombo

¶ 16 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,539,000,000

¶ 17 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,539,000,000, for Head 255, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 18 Head 255, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 19 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 475,000,000

¶ 20 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 475,000,000, for Head 255, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 21 Head 255, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 22 Head 256 - District Secretariat, Gampaha

¶ 23 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,440,000,000

¶ 24 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 3,440,000,000, for Head 256, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 25 Head 256, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 26 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 460,000,000

¶ 27 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 460,000,000, for Head 256, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 28 Head 256, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 29 Head 257 - District Secretariat, Kalutara

¶ 30 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,886,000,000

¶ 31 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,886,000,000, for Head 257, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 32 Head 257, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 33 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 698,000,000

¶ 34 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 698,000,000, for Head 257, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 35 Head 257, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 36 Head 258 - District Secretariat, Kandy

¶ 37 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 4,126,000,000

¶ 38 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 4,126,000,000, for Head 258, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 39 Head 258, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 40 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 360,000,000

¶ 41 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 360,000,000, for Head 258, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 42 Head 258, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 43 Head 259 - District Secretariat, Matale

¶ 44 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,100,000,000

¶ 45 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,100,000,000, for Head 259, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 46 Head 259, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 47 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 240,000,000

¶ 48 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 240,000,000, for Head 259, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 49 Head 259, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 50 Head 260 - District Secretariat, Nuwara-Eliya

¶ 51 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,541,000,000

¶ 52 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,541,000,000, for Head 260, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 53 Head 260, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 54 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 485,000,000

¶ 55 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 485,000,000, for Head 260, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 56 Head 260, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 57 Head 261 - District Secretariat, Galle

¶ 58 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 4,116,000,000

¶ 59 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 4,116,000,000, for Head 261, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 60 Head 261, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 61 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 428,000,000

¶ 62 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 428,000,000, for Head 261, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 63 Head 261, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 64 Head 262 - District Secretariat, Matara

¶ 65 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,181,000,000

¶ 66 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 3,181,000,000, for Head 262, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 67 Head 262, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 68 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 914,000,000

¶ 69 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 914,000,000, for Head 262, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 70 Head 262, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 71 Head 263 - District Secretariat, Hambantota

¶ 72 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,311,000,000

¶ 73 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,311,000,000, for Head 263, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 74 Head 263, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 75 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 252,000,000

¶ 76 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 252,000,000, for Head 263, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 77 Head 263, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 78 Head 264 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Jaffna

¶ 79 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,812,000,000

¶ 80 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,812,000,000, for Head 264, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 81 Head 264, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 82 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 348,000,000

¶ 83 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 348,000,000, for Head 264, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 84 Head 264, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 85 Head 265 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Mannar

¶ 86 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 714,000,000

¶ 87 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 714,000,000, for Head 265, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 88 Head 265, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 89 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 206,000,000

¶ 90 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 206,000,000, for Head 265, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 91 Head 265, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 92 Head 266 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Vavuniya

¶ 93 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 625,000,000

¶ 94 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 625,000,000, for Head 266, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 95 Head 266, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 96 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 175,000,000

¶ 97 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 175,000,000, for Head 266, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 98 Head 266, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 99 Head 267 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Mullaitivu

¶ 100 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 767,000,000

¶ 101 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 767,000,000, for Head 267, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 102 Head 267, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 103 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 233,000,000

¶ 104 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 233,000,000, for Head 267, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 105 Head 267, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 106 Head 268 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Kilinochchi

¶ 107 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 753,000,000

¶ 108 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 753,000,000, for Head 268, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 109 Head 268, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 110 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 247,000,000

¶ 111 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 247,000,000, for Head 268, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 112 Head 268, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 113 Head 269 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Batticaloa

¶ 114 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,322,000,000

¶ 115 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,322,000,000, for Head 269, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 116 Head 269, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 117 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 916,000,000

¶ 118 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 916,000,000, for Head 269, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 119 Head 269, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 120 Head 270 - District Secretariat, Ampara

¶ 121 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,807,000,000

¶ 122 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,807,000,000, for Head 270, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 123 Head 270, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 124 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 570,000,000

¶ 125 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 570,000,000, for Head 270, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 126 Head 270, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 127 Head 271 - District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Trincomalee

¶ 128 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,184,000,000

¶ 129 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,184,000,000, for Head 271, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 130 Head 271, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 131 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 330,000,000

¶ 132 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 330,000,000, for Head 271, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 133 Head 271, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 134 Head 272 - District Secretariat, Kurunegala

¶ 135 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 5,897,000,000

¶ 136 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 5,897,000,000, for Head 272, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 137 Head 272, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 138 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 493,000,000

¶ 139 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 493,000,000, for Head 272, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 140 Head 272, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 141 Head 273 - District Secretariat, Puttalam

¶ 142 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,004,000,000

¶ 143 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,004,000,000, for Head 273, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 144 Head 273, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 145 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 176,000,000

¶ 146 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 176,000,000, for Head 273, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 147 Head 273, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 148 Head 274 - District Secretariat, Anuradhapura

¶ 149 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,680,000,000

¶ 150 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,680,000,000, for Head 274, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 151 Head 274, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 152 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 597,000,000

¶ 153 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 597,000,000, for Head 274, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 154 Head 274, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 155 Head 275 - District Secretariat, Polonnaruwa

¶ 156 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,223,000,000

¶ 157 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,223,000,000, for Head 275, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 158 Head 275, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 159 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 541,000,000

¶ 160 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 541,000,000, for Head 275, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 161 Head 275, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 162 Head 276 - District Secretariat, Badulla

¶ 163 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,425,000,000

¶ 164 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,425,000,000, for Head 276, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 165 Head 276, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 166 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 775,000,000

¶ 167 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 775,000,000, for Head 276, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 168 Head 276, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 169 Head 277 - District Secretariat, Monaragala

¶ 170 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,637,000,000

¶ 171 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,637,000,000, for Head 277, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 172 Head 277, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 173 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 388,000,000

¶ 174 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 388,000,000, for Head 277, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 175 Head 277, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 176 Head 278 - District Secretariat, Ratnapura

¶ 177 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,681,000,000

¶ 178 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 2,681,000,000, for Head 278, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 179 Head 278, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 180 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 974,000,000

¶ 181 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 974,000,000, for Head 278, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 182 Head 278, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 183 Head 279 - District Secretariat, Kegalle

¶ 184 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,208,000,000

¶ 185 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 3,208,000,000, for Head 279, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 186 Head 279, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 187 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 727,000,000

¶ 188 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 727,000,000, for Head 279, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 189 Head 279, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 190 Heads 312–319 and 321 - Provincial Councils

¶ 191 Recurrent: Rs. 533,000,000,000 Capital: Rs. 85,000,000,000

¶ 192 Is the Committee in agreement?

¶ 193 Hon. Members: Aye.

¶ 194 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 85,100,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 195 Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 196 Head 312 - Western Provincial Council

¶ 197 Programme 01 - Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 85,000,000,000

¶ 198 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 85,000,000,000, for Head 312, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 199 Head 312, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 200 Programme 02 - Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 8,000,000,000

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