The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana
Rohitha Abeygunawardhana raised two supplementary issues regarding the fishing sector, noting that 182 multi-day vessels were reportedly not operating, including about 97 at the Beruwala fishery harbour, and requested an investigation. He also questioned delays in the Rs. 25 per litre fuel subsidy for multi-day vessels, stating that some fishers had not received payments due from October 2024 while others had received November payments, and asked that the relevant Minister be informed and action clarified.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, two supplementary questions:
¶ 02 First, you stated that 182 multi-day vessels are currently not operating. At the Beruwala fishery harbour alone, the number of non-operating multi-day vessels has risen to about 97. This warrants investigation.
¶ 03 Second, the Rs. 25 per litre fuel subsidy for multi-day vessels: as of now, some fishers have not received the subsidy even for October 2024, while some have received for November. Now we are into March. Although you are not the subject Minister, please clarify the action being taken and inform the Minister as well.
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Cite as: The Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 1 March 2025. No. 1741955797040395. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/144