The Hon. Upali Samarasingha

¶ 01 Hon. Member, between 2015 and 2025, under different political administrations, many MPCS and rural co‑ops were closed due to irregular management and lack of audits. In Uva/Badulla, the following estate co‑op outlets closed in the last 10 years: Spring Valley Estate Workers’ Shop Co‑op (1), Newburgh Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Hugoland Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), (another) Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Dyaraba Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Bowey Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Welimada Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Kahagala Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Glenore Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), Dambatenna Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (1), and Haputale Estate Workers’ Housing Co‑op (2). In total, 12 estate co‑op outlets have closed.