The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel
Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel questioned the administrative responsibility for floriculture, noting that although the subject was moved from the Ministry of Agriculture to Environment after 2018, growers still depend largely on the Department of Agriculture due to implementation gaps. She cited areas including Haputale, Diyatalawa, Bindunuwewa and Kegalle District where growers lack adequate technical advice and local officer support, and asked whether floriculture would be returned to Agriculture or an effective programme established under Environment.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary:
¶ 02 Until 2018, floriculture was under the Ministry of Agriculture; afterward it moved to Environment. Yet services are still largely delivered via the Department of Agriculture due to gaps in program implementation for floriculture under Environment. For example, in Haputale, Diyatalawa, Bindunuwewa, and in Kegalle District, many growers lack access to proper technical advice and local officers. Will the subject be returned to Agriculture, or will Environment institute an effective program under its purview?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Ms.) Ambika Samivel. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17512