The Hon. K. Ilankumaran
Hon. K. Ilankumaran supported the Supplementary Estimate, arguing that unlike past governments which sought additional funds after inefficient use of allocations, the current Government is redirecting funds from stalled projects to alternative public-benefit purposes. He said allocations in the Northern Province are being used efficiently and noted that development work effectively began only about five months earlier, after the March Budget and the pause caused by local authority elections.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I am pleased to join the debate on this Supplementary Estimate. In the past, governments failed to utilize allocations efficiently and then returned to seek more funds after launching projects. In contrast, when some of our current projects could not proceed, we have brought forward alternative arrangements through this Supplementary Estimate so that funds are redirected for public benefit. I represent the Northern Province, where allocations are being utilized efficiently. Though our Government has been in office for about a year, development works effectively began only about five months ago due to the budget being passed in March and the ensuing local authority elections, during which development was paused. After the elections, work has resumed.
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Cite as: The Hon. K. Ilankumaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 October 2025. No. 22594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18863