The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
Anura Karunathilaka tabled a written answer detailing Sri Lanka Ports Authority operating profits and losses from 2010 to 2024, showing losses up to 2015, profits in most later years, and a peak operating profit of Rs. 1,176.09 million in 2022. He stated that no Ports Authority-owned jetties have been leased to private companies, but the disused Vegetable Jetty has been temporarily leased to the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau for tourism-related beautification, with lease revenue and taxes reported for 2024 and 2025. He also listed jetties in the relevant port area, identifying several as not in use, and said other requested details were provided in an annexure.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I table the answer.
¶ 02 (a) (i) As per available records, operating profit/(loss) (Rs. million): - 2010: (382.94) - 2011: (532.28) - 2012: (248.91) - 2013: (242.26) - 2014: (220.64) - 2015: (229.07) - 2016: 139.32 - 2017: 317.46 - 2018: 160.22 - 2019: 278.37 - 2020: 96.49 - 2021: (111.91) - 2022: 1,176.09 - 2023: 479.32 - 2024: 926.03
¶ 03 (ii) No jetties owned by the Ports Authority have been leased to private companies.
¶ 04 However, the disused “Vegetable Jetty” along the internal port road, not used for port operations, has been temporarily leased on a short-term basis to the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau to beautify it as a tourist attraction and promote tourism.
¶ 05 (iii) Does not arise.
¶ 06 (iv) Except for the monthly lease from November 2025 to February 2026, lease rentals and taxes have been paid by the entity.
¶ 07 Lease revenue 2024–2025: - 2024 (Sep–Dec): Lease Rs. 400,000.00 | NBT 2.5% Rs. 10,256.40 | VAT 18% Rs. 73,846.12 | Total Rs. 484,102.52 - 2025: Lease Rs. 1,250,000.00 | NBT 2.5% Rs. 32,051.28 | VAT 18% Rs. 230,769.14 | Total Rs. 1,512,820.42
¶ 08 (b) (i) Yes. (ii) Ashroff Jetty; Old Jetty (Customs Jetty) – not in use; Vegetable Jetty – not in use; Oil Jetty; TTA Jetty; Lanka Bridge – not in use; Mud Cove Jetty; Town Jetty; Mutur Jetty – not in use. (iii) As per annexure.
¶ 09 (c) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Friday, 22 May 2026 ·No. 23666 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2026. No. 23666. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/16919