The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
Minister Anura Karunathilaka responded to Hon. Harsha de Silva’s concern on the alienation of State lands, stating that decisions should consider both commercial value and the intended purpose and economic impact. He said the President had announced in the Budget Speech that a policy would be formulated to govern future alienation of such lands, and that the Government would proceed on that basis.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Harsha de Silva, thank you for raising this matter. When alienating State lands, we must consider not only their commercial value but also the purpose of alienation and its economic impact. As you would recall, the President in the Budget Speech stated clearly that a policy will be formulated, taking these aspects into account, to govern future alienation of such lands. We will proceed accordingly.
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- Hansard, Monday, 24 November 2025 ·No. 23008 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 November 2025. No. 23008. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15246