10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake

New Democratic Front· National List· 9 January 2026 ·Oral question: Answers to Questions under Standing Order 27(2)

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Ravi Karunanayake sought a direct and comprehensive response to his three-part question on the Employees’ Provident Fund, saying a requested clear date had not been provided. He highlighted alleged contradictions between the President’s advisory committee position, an earlier statement by a Deputy Minister, and the IMF administrative agreement, and said 5 million EPF members were concerned about the future of the Fund.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I raised a three-part Question because otherwise there is no answer. A clear date was asked but not given. When we discuss EPF, you were on the President’s advisory committee. There’s a contradiction between the committee’s position and what a Deputy Minister earlier said here. Please give a direct answer; 5 million EPF members are fearful about what is to be done to their Fund and what comes next. There is also a contradiction with the IMF administrative agreement. We ask this for national development, not individual satisfaction. Please provide a comprehensive response.

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Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1694