The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage
Lasith Bhashana Gamage questioned the Co-operative Development Department’s handling of inquiries under Section 47(2), noting that a 2014 inquiry’s directives were allegedly not implemented and that another inquiry was requested in 2025. He said several Gampaha District co-operative institutions, including the co-operative hospital, banking system, trading service, and SANASA banking, were not being adequately supervised. He asked what action would be taken against officials who fail to perform their duties properly, while acknowledging that many officers are honest and capable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary: While inquiries under Section 47(2) are said to be ongoing, I have information that one inquiry was held in 2014 and another requested in 2025, and that the 2014 directives were not implemented even after three and a half years. There are major issues. Many institutions in Gampaha District that should be supervised by the Co-operative Development Department are not being properly monitored—the co-operative hospital, co-operative banking system, co-operative trading service, and SANASA banking are facing problems. The public raises these with us. A segment of officials is failing to take proper action, though there are also many honest, capable officers. What action will the Department take regarding those officials not performing their duties properly?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17581