The Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera
Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samaraweera presented the Third Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament. He outlined COPE’s mandate to examine accounts of State corporations and Government-financed institutions with the Auditor-General’s assistance, noting that 457 public enterprises fall under its oversight. He stated that the Report includes COPE’s observations and recommendations following its examination of the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Board’s Auditor-General’s Reports and performance for 2022 and 2023.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I present the Third Report of the Committee on Public Enterprises for the First Session of the Tenth Parliament.
¶ 02 The task of the Committee on Public Enterprises is to examine, with the assistance of the Auditor-General, the accounts of State corporations and institutions substantially financed by the Government or any business or other undertaking vested in the Government by written law, which are laid before Parliament.
¶ 03 At present, 457 public enterprises falling under the purview of the Department of Public Enterprises and the Department of the National Budget come under the oversight of COPE. On 15.05.2025, COPE examined the Auditor-General’s Reports and current performance of the Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital Board under the Ministry of Health and Mass Media for the years 2022 and 2023. The recommendations and observations are included in this Report.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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