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Hon. Members

25 November 2025 ·Debate: Debate: Committee Stage on Appropriation Bill 2026 - Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education (Fifteenth Allotted Day)

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Parliament agreed to amend Head 126 for the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, increasing Programme 02 recurrent expenditure by Rs. 850 million to Rs. 91.311 billion to implement Budget Proposal Nos. 28 and 53, while approving capital expenditure of Rs. 51.352 billion. The House also approved allocations under the Department of Examinations and the Department of Educational Publications, including their recurrent and capital expenditure provisions, and proceeded to consider the University Grants Commission allocation.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved:

¶ 03 “In page 25, leave out all words in line 13 and insert:

¶ 04 ‘Programme 02 Development Activities Rs. 91,311,000,000 Rs. 51,352,000,000’ ”

¶ 05 [The effect of this Amendment is to increase the Recurrent provision by Rs. 850,000,000 of Expenditure Head 126 – Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – to implement Budget Proposal Nos. 28 and 53.]

¶ 06 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 91,311,000,000, for Head 126, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 07 Head 126, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 51,352,000,000, for Head 126, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 09 Head 126, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 10 Head 212 – Department of Examinations

¶ 11 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 11,815,000,000.

¶ 12 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 13 Head 212, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 14 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 862,000,000.

¶ 15 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 16 Head 212, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 17 Head 213 – Department of Educational Publications

¶ 18 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 137,000,000.

¶ 19 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 20 Head 213, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 21 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 34,000,000.

¶ 22 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 23 Head 213, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 24 Head 214 – University Grants Commission

¶ 25 Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 83,000,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 10,500,000,000.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 25 November 2025 ·No. 22979 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Members. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 November 2025. No. 22979. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16716