The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar
Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar said the original question concerned insurance, while the supplementary related to kerosene for fishers. He stated that the Government reinstated the kerosene subsidy after taking office, enabling small fishing boats that had been pulled ashore due to high fuel costs to resume operations. He added that the current fuel issue linked to the war was expected to ease within one or two weeks, and that further measures would be considered if fishers continued to face difficulties.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the original question was about insurance, but the supplementary is on kerosene. When we assumed office, many boats—especially small craft—were pulled ashore because they had no kerosene subsidy and could not afford costs. Immediately upon assuming office, we provided the kerosene subsidy, and those boats returned to service. As for the current fuel issue arising from the war, we believe it will subside within a week or two. If challenges persist for fishers thereafter, we will take appropriate measures at that time.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2026. No. 23335. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14774