The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera
Compensation for deaths from crocodile attacks or human-elephant conflict is currently Rs. 1 million, while disaster-related deaths are compensated at Rs. 250,000 under existing law. A Cabinet paper has been submitted to raise disaster-death compensation to Rs. 1 million, with funding to be allocated in the next Budget if approved.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, you are correct. For deaths due to crocodile attacks or human-elephant conflict, we pay Rs. 1 million. For disaster-related deaths, under the current law, compensation is Rs. 250,000. We have submitted a Cabinet paper to increase that to Rs. 1 million as well. Upon Cabinet approval, funds will be allocated in the next Budget and paid accordingly.
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Cite as: The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2025. No. 1736487038022510. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15926