The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti
The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti clarified that the Rs. 200,000 assistance is not intended to fully revive affected businesses, but to help clean and prepare premises for reopening. He said further support, including insurance coverage and bank-backed revival packages, is being discussed with insurers and financial institutions through an inter-ministerial process. The proposed scheme is intended to apply to all affected industries.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Member. Indeed, the Rs. 200,000 is not for full business revival—we know it’s insufficient. It’s akin to the Rs. 25,000 given to clean a house: this too is to clean and prepare premises to resume. Next, we must discuss how much insurance coverage can be secured. We are talking to insurance companies and banks to present them a package to support revival. We are preparing that scheme through an inter-ministerial process, and we will implement it for all affected industries.
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 December 2025. No. 23062. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16799