The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa stated that Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar institutions had suffered from poor management over many years and that efforts during the past one and a half years were aimed at restoring their profitability. He said the Ministry and Treasury were intervening, with Cabinet decisions in place to ensure fairness to farmers and support production.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, while Pelwatte and Sevanagala produce tasty sugar, their historical management records are the final word—poor. In the past one and a half years we have worked hard to revive them towards profitability. These institutions were ruined for years; we are now recovering them, as my reply shows. The Ministry and the Treasury are intervening; Cabinet has taken decisions to ensure fairness to farmers and production, and we are proceeding accordingly.
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- Hansard, Friday, 23 January 2026 ·No. 23290 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 January 2026. No. 23290. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14308