Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister provided figures on Grama Niladhari offices, stating that there are 50 permanent and 52 temporary offices. He reported that 55 require refurbishment, 48 lack toilets, 43 lack water, and 61 lack electricity, and acknowledged longstanding shortages in basic facilities. He said steps are being taken to provide the necessary facilities, while part (b) of the question was not applicable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, answers:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Permanent GN offices: 50; Temporary GN offices: 52.
¶ 03 (ii) GN offices: - Require refurbishment: 55 - Lack toilets: 48 - Lack water: 43 - Lack electricity: 61
¶ 04 (iii) While I need not elaborate case-by-case, I acknowledge that over a prolonged period there have been shortages—basic facilities like water not being available for some GN offices. We are taking steps to provide necessary facilities.
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18761