The Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
Clarified that the apparent reduction between the 2025 and 2026 figures was due to Rs. 1,130 million recorded in 2025 as income from an Indian grant, not Treasury funds. Stated that steps had already been taken to spend those grant funds and that there was no reduction in the Ministry’s allocation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, thank you for the opportunity.
¶ 02 I only need to say a couple of sentences, or else the House could be misled. The Leader of the Opposition compared this year and 2026 and spoke of a cut. I said this in my reply as well: the Rs. 3,484 million showing under 2025 includes Rs. 1,130 million received under the Indian grant, which appears as income there. That is why the figure stands thus. It is not money of our Treasury. We have already taken steps to spend that too. Other than that, there is no reduction on our side in any manner.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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