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6 December 2024 ·Procedural: Vote on Account Debate (Introduction and Motion)

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¶ 01 Resolution under paragraph (2) of Article 150 of the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to submit a Vote on Account in terms of subsection (1) of section 23 of the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024.

¶ 02 In terms of paragraph (2) of Article 150 of the Constitution, this Parliament resolves that during the period commencing on January 1, 2025 and ending on the day immediately preceding the date of commencement of the Appropriation Act providing for the services of the financial year 2025, or ending on April 30, 2025, whichever date occurs first—

¶ 03 (a) sums not exceeding rupees one thousand four hundred and two billion eight hundred and eighty six million two hundred and sixty three thousand (Rs. 1,402,886,263,000) shall be payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the services specified in the First Schedule to this Resolution (being services in respect of which provision for expenditure was made by the Appropriation Act, No. 34 of 2023 and by Supplementary Estimates) and that the said sums may be expended during the aforesaid period, in the manner specified in such Schedule; and

¶ 04 (b) sums not exceeding rupees four thousand one hundred and ninety seven billion one hundred and thirteen million seven hundred and thirty seven thousand (Rs. 4,197,113,737,000) shall be payable out of the Consolidated Fund of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the services specified in the Second Schedule to this Resolution (for expenditure pertaining to providing for the services authorized by laws to be charged to the Consolidated Fund) and that the said sums may be expended during the aforesaid period, in the manner specified in such Schedule; and

¶ 05 (c) sums not exceeding rupees five billion (Rs. 5,000,000,000) in the aggregate, shall be payable by way of advances out of the Consolidated Fund of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka for the services specified in Column I of the Third Schedule to this Resolution and that the debits incurred in respect of any such services during the aforesaid period, shall not exceed the maximum limits as specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of that Schedule; and

¶ 06 (d) sums not exceeding rupees four thousand billion (Rs. 4,000,000,000,000) shall be proceeds as loans to be raised in terms of relevant laws whether in or outside Sri Lanka, for and on behalf of the Government, in respect of which provision for expenditure for providing such services mentioned in the Schedules to this Resolution and the details of such loans shall be incorporated in the Reports which are required to be tabled in Parliament under paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 50 and paragraph (d) of subsection (2) of section 51 of the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024; and

¶ 07 (e) Any money allocated to Recurrent Expenditure or Capital Expenditure under the “Development Activities” Programme, appearing under the Head No. 240 — “Department of National Budget” specified in the First Schedule of this Resolution, may be transferred subject to guidelines specified in the Fourth Schedule to this Resolution, to any other Programme under any other Head in that Schedule, by Order of the Secretary to the Treasury or by Order either of a Deputy Secretary to the Treasury or the Director General of the National Budget Department, who may be authorized in that behalf by the Secretary to the Treasury. The money so transferred shall be deemed to be a supplementary allocation made to the particular Ministry, and a report containing the amount of money so transferred and the reasons for the transfer, shall be submitted to Parliament within two months of the date of the said transfer.

¶ 08 FIRST SCHEDULE — Sums Payable for General Services (paragraph (a))

¶ 09 Head No. 1–25 Special Spending Units - Recurrent: Rs. 1,091,140,000 - Capital: Rs. 188,800,000

¶ 10 Made up as follows: - Head 1 His Excellency the President - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 15,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,350,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 364,450,000; Capital Rs. 13,550,000 - Head 2 Office of the Prime Minister - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 146,200,000; Capital Rs. 6,100,000 - Head 4 Judges of the Superior Courts - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 68,800,000; Capital Rs. 4,200,000 - Head 5 Office of the Cabinet of Ministers - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 107,080,000; Capital Rs. 3,500,000 - Head 6 Office of the Public Service Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 48,870,000; Capital Rs. 1,230,000 - Head 7 Judicial Service Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 78,300,000; Capital Rs. 4,000,000 - Head 8 National Police Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 16,250,000; Capital Rs. 250,000 - Head 9 Administrative Appeals Tribunal - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 315,600,000; Capital Rs. 137,300,000 - Head 10 Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 47,900,000; Capital Rs. 100,000 - Head 11 Office of the Finance Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 120,800,000; Capital Rs. 6,200,000 - Head 13 Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,470,250,000; Capital Rs. 754,250,000 - Head 16 Parliament - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 26,070,000; Capital Rs. 1,430,000 - Head 17 Office of the Leader of the House of Parliament - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 56,400,000; Capital Rs. 600,000 - Head 18 Office of the Chief Govt. Whip of Parliament - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 108,500,000; Capital Rs. 1,000,000 - Head 19 Office of the Leader of the Opposition of Parliament - Programme 01 Operational Activities: [figures not shown in extract]

¶ 11 Head 20 Election Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 2,228,000,000; Capital Rs. 54,500,000

¶ 12 Head 21 National Audit Office - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,008,300,000; Capital Rs. 357,360,000

¶ 13 Head 22 Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 101,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,200,000

¶ 14 Head 23 Audit Service Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 13,230,000; Capital Rs. 415,000

¶ 15 Head 24 National Procurement Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 23,850,000; Capital Rs. 28,100,000

¶ 16 Head 25 Delimitation Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 24,900,000; Capital Rs. 32,500,000

¶ 17 Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Recurrent Rs. 10,384,000,000; Capital Rs. 357,360,000 Made up as follows: - Head 101 Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,240,570,000; Capital Rs. 357,360,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 13,230,000; Capital Rs. 1,200,000 - Head 201 Department of Buddhist Affairs - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 23,850,000; Capital Rs. 415,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 24,900,000; Capital Rs. 28,100,000 - Head 202 Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 6,500,000; Capital Rs. 32,500,000 - Head 203 Department of Christian Religious Affairs - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 206,700,000; Capital Rs. 505,300,000 - Head 204 Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 39,500,000; Capital Rs. 500,000 - Head 205 Department of Public Trustee - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 219,000,000; Capital Rs. 11,500,000 - Head 206 Department of Cultural Affairs - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 51,000,000; Capital Rs. 4,500,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 23,500,000; Capital Rs. 10,000,000 - Head 207 Department of Archaeology - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 61,000,000; Capital Rs. 7,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 31,500,000; Capital Rs. 2,000,000 - Head 208 Department of National Museums - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 41,500,000; Capital Rs. 800,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 231,500,000; Capital Rs. 21,700,000 - Head 209 Department of National Archives - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 113,200,000; Capital Rs. 6,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 563,300,000; Capital Rs. 19,000,000 - [Further line items as per extract: Recurrent Rs. 31,200,000; Rs. 96,800,000; Capital Rs. 2,000,000; Rs. 29,000,000; Recurrent Rs. 44,000,000; Rs. 23,500,000; Capital Rs. 1,500,000; Rs. 355,000,000]

¶ 18 Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development - Recurrent Rs. 133,038,363,000; Capital Rs. 52,993,449,000 Made up as follows: - Head 102 Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 107,239,114,000; Capital Rs. 177,250,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 3,100,000; Capital Rs. 574,688,000 - Head 237 Department of National Planning - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 54,948,000; Capital Rs. 11,424,540,000 - Head 238 Department of Fiscal Policy - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 47,650,000; Capital Rs. 1,250,000 - Head 239 Department of External Resources - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 102,440,000; Capital Rs. 2,753,755,000 - Head 240 Department of National Budget - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 101,430,000; Capital Rs. 114,100,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 8,000,000,000; Capital Rs. 12,700,000,000 - Head 241 Department of Public Enterprises - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 99,140,000; Capital Rs. 11,421,170,000 - Head 242 Department of Management Services - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 49,025,000; Capital Rs. 1,280,000 - Head 243 Department of Development Finance - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,198,550,000; Capital Rs. 2,240,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Capital Rs. 9,680,092,000 - Head 244 Department of Trade and Investment Policies - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 38,720,000; Capital Rs. 46,300,000 - Head 245 Department of Public Finance - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 41,264,000; Capital Rs. 83,000,000 - Head 246 Department of Inland Revenue - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 2,576,035,000; Capital Rs. 205,420,000 - Head 247 Sri Lanka Customs - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,472,867,000; Capital Rs. 1,044,970,000 - Head 248 Department of Excise - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 972,280,000; Capital Rs. 149,000,000 - Head 249 Department of Treasury Operations - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,844,510,000; Capital Rs. 1,816,460,000 - Head 250 Department of State Accounts - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 45,790,000; Capital Rs. 37,220,000 - Head 251 Department of Valuation - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 342,330,000; Capital Rs. 134,500,000 - Head 252 Department of Census and Statistics - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 356,433,000; Capital Rs. 551,116,000 - Head 280 Department of Project Management and Monitoring - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 33,527,000; Capital Rs. 6,688,000 - Head 296 Department of Import and Export Control - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 63,312,000; Capital Rs. 2,300,000 - Head 323 Department of Legal Affairs - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 8,769,000; Capital Rs. 800,000 - Head 324 Department of Management Audit - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 24,600,000; Capital Rs. 1,830,000 - Head 329 Department of Information Technology Management - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 281,099,000; Capital Rs. 60,530,000 - Head 333 Office of the Comptroller General - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 20,465,000; Capital Rs. 1,150,000 - Head 338 Public Debt Management Office - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 20,965,000; Capital Rs. 1,800,000

¶ 19 Ministry of Defence - Recurrent Rs. 129,700,000,000; Capital Rs. 13,255,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 103 Minister of Defence - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 2,569,000,000; Capital Rs. 546,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 2,336,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,544,000,000 - Head 222 Sri Lanka Army - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 74,937,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,225,000,000 - Head 223 Sri Lanka Navy - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 24,725,000,000; Capital Rs. 4,008,000,000 - Head 224 Sri Lanka Air Force - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 16,962,000,000; Capital Rs. 5,788,000,000 - Head 304 Department of Meteorology - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 156,000,000; Capital Rs. 19,000,000 - Head 320 Department of Civil Security - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 7,885,000,000; Capital Rs. 45,000,000 - Head 325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 130,000,000; Capital Rs. 80,000,000

¶ 20 Ministry of Justice and National Integration - Recurrent Rs. 12,538,278,000; Capital Rs. 4,734,882,000 Made up as follows: - Head 110 Minister of Justice and National Integration - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,324,431,000; Capital Rs. 1,708,745,000 - Head 228 Courts Administration - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 3,734,247,000; Capital Rs. 1,687,630,000 - Head 229 Attorney General’s Department - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 676,820,000; Capital Rs. 20,390,000 - Head 230 Legal Draftsman’s Department - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 74,505,000; Capital Rs. 6,630,000 - Head 231 Department of Debt Conciliation Board - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 33,843,000; Capital Rs. 1,670,000 - Head 232 Department of Prisons - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,975,470,000; Capital Rs. 1,222,400,000 - Head 233 Department of Government Analyst - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 245,100,000; Capital Rs. 69,340,000 - Head 234 Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 137,625,000; Capital Rs. 5,327,000 - Head 235 Law Commission of Sri Lanka - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 8,910,000; Capital Rs. 670,000 - Head 236 Department of Official Languages - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 71,850,000; Capital Rs. 4,050,000 - Head 326 Department of Community Based Corrections - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 255,477,000; Capital Rs. 8,030,000

¶ 21 Ministry of Health and Mass Media - Recurrent Rs. 141,999,998,000; Capital Rs. 20,000,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 111 Minister of Health and Mass Media - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 56,853,998,000; Capital Rs. 9,590,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 74,137,000,000; Capital Rs. 9,110,000,000 - Head 210 Department of Government Information - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 144,000,000; Capital Rs. 40,000,000 - Head 211 Department of Government Printing - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,749,000,000; Capital Rs. 285,000,000 - Head 220 Department of Ayurveda - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,261,550,000; Capital Rs. 665,800,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: [as above within totals] - Head 308 Department of Posts - Programme 02 Development Activities: [amounts per totals]

¶ 22 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism - Recurrent Rs. 822,200,000; Capital Rs. 63,500,000 Made up as follows: - Head 112 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 112,000,000; Capital Rs. 28,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,443,000,000; Capital Rs. 272,000,000

¶ 23 Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co‑operative Development - Recurrent Rs. 7,561,000,000; Capital Rs. 675,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 116 Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co‑operative Development - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 394,550,000; Capital Rs. 18,200,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 4,867,000,000; Capital Rs. 647,600,000 - Head 295 Department of Commerce - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 141,450,000; Capital Rs. 16,650,000 - Head 297 Department of the Registrar of Companies - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 290,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,000,000 - Head 298 Department of Measurement Units, Standards and Services - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 168,350,000; Capital Rs. 10,250,000 - Head 299 National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 36,200,000; Capital Rs. 26,900,000 - Head 300 Department of Food Commissioner - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 77,000,000; Capital Rs. 7,400,000 - Head 301 Department of Co‑operative Development (Registrar of Co‑operative Societies) - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 28,400,000; Capital Rs. 300,000 - Head 302 Co‑operative Employees Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 40,700,000; Capital Rs. 0 - Additional: Recurrent Rs. 31,100,000; Rs. 9,000,000 [as listed]

¶ 24 Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation - Recurrent Rs. 16,937,000,000; Capital Rs. 203,138,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 117 Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 361,000,000; Capital Rs. 14,600,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,156,000,000; Capital Rs. 192,520,400,000 - Head 306 Department of Sri Lanka Railways - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 10,233,000,000; Capital Rs. 10,139,000,000 - Head 307 Department of Motor Traffic - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,141,000,000; Capital Rs. 463,000,000 - Head 336 Merchant Shipping Secretariat - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 46,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,000,000

¶ 25 Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation - Recurrent Rs. 33,370,000,000; Capital Rs. 33,991,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 118 Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,425,000,000; Capital Rs. 88,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 20,827,000,000; Capital Rs. 29,200,000,000 - Head 281 Department of Agrarian Development - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 299,000,000; Capital Rs. 24,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 3,607,000,000; Capital Rs. 409,000,000 - Head 282 Department of Irrigation - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 334,000,000; Capital Rs. 36,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,280,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,142,000,000 - Head 285 Department of Agriculture - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 238,000,000; Capital Rs. 30,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 2,198,000,000; Capital Rs. 495,000,000 - Head 286 Department of Land Commissioner General - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 242,000,000; Capital Rs. 23,000,000 - Head 287 Department of Land Title Settlement - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 292,000,000; Capital Rs. 8,000,000 - Head 288 Department of Surveyor General of Sri Lanka - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 127,000,000; Capital Rs. 56,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,609,000,000; Capital Rs. 203,000,000 - Head 289 Department of Export Agriculture - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 372,000,000; Capital Rs. 172,000,000 - Head 292 Department of Animal Production and Health - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 312,000,000; Capital Rs. 31,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Capital Rs. 50,000,000 - Head 327 Department of Land Use Policy Planning - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 208,000,000; Capital Rs. 24,000,000

¶ 26 Ministry of Energy - Recurrent Rs. 280,900,000; Capital Rs. 4,049,650,000 Made up as follows: - Head 119 Minister of Energy - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 152,900,000; Capital Rs. 5,700,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 128,000,000; Capital Rs. 4,043,950,000

¶ 27 Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing - Recurrent Rs. 1,047,460,000; Capital Rs. 16,147,460,000 Made up as follows: - Head 123 Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 435,880,000; Capital Rs. 18,250,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 103,000,000; Capital Rs. 15,675,560,000 - Head 309 Department of Buildings - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 53,880,000; Capital Rs. 2,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 155,750,000; Capital Rs. 17,000,000 - Head 310 Department of Government Factories - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 59,400,000; Capital Rs. 20,700,000 - Head 311 Department of National Physical Planning - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 72,850,000; Capital Rs. 9,450,000 - Head 332 Department of National Community Water Supply - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 166,700,000; Capital Rs. 404,500,000

¶ 28 Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment - Recurrent Rs. 8,380,734,000; Capital Rs. 1,034,134,000 Made up as follows: - Head 124 Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 91,167,000; Capital Rs. 6,500,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 634,167,000; Capital Rs. 684,067,000 - Head 216 Department of Social Services - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 38,967,000; Capital Rs. 2,700,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 473,833,000; Capital Rs. 34,867,000 - Head 331 Department of Samurdhi Development - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 190,433,000; Capital Rs. 5,667,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 6,952,167,000; Capital Rs. 300,333,000

¶ 29 Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education - Recurrent Rs. 72,000,000,000; Capital Rs. 20,000,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 126 Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 14,525,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,370,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 26,945,000,000; Capital Rs. 14,910,000,000 - Head 212 Department of Examinations - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 5,050,000,000; Capital Rs. 150,000,000 - Head 213 Department of Educational Publications - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 53,000,000; Capital Rs. 17,000,000 - Head 214 University Grants Commission - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 24,300,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,500,000,000 - Head 215 Department of Technical Education and Training - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 110,000,000; Capital Rs. 5,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 990,000,000; Capital Rs. 45,000,000 - Head 335 National Education Commission - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 27,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,000,000

¶ 30 Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government - Recurrent Rs. 160,933,765,000; Capital Rs. 9,542,650,000 Made up as follows: - Head 130 Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,383,400,000; Capital Rs. 379,100,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Capital Rs. 7,231,000,000 - Head 253 Department of Pensions - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 140,210,600,000; Capital Rs. 26,900,000 - Head 254 Department of Registrar General - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,441,800,000; Capital Rs. 445,400,000 - Head 255 District Secretariat, Colombo - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 784,850,000; Capital Rs. 90,800,000 - Head 256 District Secretariat, Gampaha - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,055,600,000; Capital Rs. 62,500,000 - Head 257 District Secretariat, Kalutara - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 812,250,000; Capital Rs. 75,700,000 - Head 258 District Secretariat, Kandy - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,184,850,000; Capital Rs. 40,900,000 - Head 259 District Secretariat, Matale - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 616,800,000; Capital Rs. 31,700,000 - Head 260 District Secretariat, Nuwara-Eliya - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 531,700,000; Capital Rs. 26,400,000 - Head 261 District Secretariat, Galle - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,211,900,000; Capital Rs. 51,400,000 - Head 262 District Secretariat, Matara - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 964,600,000; Capital Rs. 114,100,000 - Head 263 District Secretariat, Hambantota - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 704,700,000; Capital Rs. 73,200,000 - Head 264 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Jaffna - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 823,500,000; Capital Rs. 36,300,000 - Head 265 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Mannar - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 203,300,000; Capital Rs. 43,000,000 - Head 266 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Vavuniya - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 184,710,000; Capital Rs. 25,000,000 - Head 267 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Mullaitivu - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 233,300,000; Capital Rs. 45,800,000 - Head 268 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Kilinochchi - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 234,370,000; Capital Rs. 34,050,000 - Head 269 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Batticaloa - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 729,900,000; Capital Rs. 32,600,000 - Head 270 District Secretariat, Ampara - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 824,650,000; Capital Rs. 59,100,000 - Head 271 District Secretariat/Kachcheri, Trincomalee - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 372,250,000; Capital Rs. 33,900,000 - Head 272 District Secretariat, Kurunegala - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,683,980,000; Capital Rs. 54,100,000 - Head 273 District Secretariat, Puttalam - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 606,890,000; Capital Rs. 28,300,000 - Head 274 District Secretariat, Anuradhapura - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 805,680,000; Capital Rs. 30,300,000 - Head 275 District Secretariat, Polonnaruwa - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 376,800,000; Capital Rs. 149,600,000 - Head 276 District Secretariat, Badulla - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 736,285,000; Capital Rs. 46,300,000 - Head 277 District Secretariat, Monaragala - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 486,610,000; Capital Rs. 48,600,000 - Head 278 District Secretariat, Ratnapura - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 797,500,000; Capital Rs. 144,900,000 - Head 279 District Secretariat, Kegalle - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 930,990,000; Capital Rs. 81,700,000 - Heads 312–319 and 321 Provincial Councils - Recurrent Rs. 157,696,292,000; Capital Rs. 27,000,000,000 - Western Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 24,490,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,350,000,000 - Central Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 20,720,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,820,000,000 - Southern Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 20,010,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,220,000,000 - Northern Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 14,430,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,930,000,000 - North Western Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 18,615,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,920,000,000 - North Central Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 12,485,000,000; Capital Rs. 3,070,000,000 - Uva Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 13,101,292,000; Capital Rs. 3,000,000,000 - Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 16,927,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,970,000,000 - Eastern Provincial Council: Recurrent Rs. 16,918,000,000; Capital Rs. 2,970,000,000

¶ 31 Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure - Recurrent Rs. 1,862,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,790,000,000 Made up as follows: - Head 135 Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 599,000,000; Capital Rs. 20,000,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,069,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,451,000,000 - Head 293 Department of Rubber Development - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 146,000,000; Capital Rs. 194,000,000 - Head 337 Department of Cinnamon Development - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 48,000,000; Capital Rs. 125,000,000

¶ 32 Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development - Recurrent Rs. 1,656,133,000; Capital Rs. 2,808,667,000 Made up as follows: - Head 149 Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 485,433,000; Capital Rs. 40,367,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 1,054,800,000; Capital Rs. 2,744,000,000 - Head 303 Department of Textile Industries - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 115,900,000; Capital Rs. 24,300,000

¶ 33 Ministry of Fisheries Aquatic and Ocean Resources - Recurrent Rs. 4,089,500,000; Capital Rs. 1,679,500,000 Made up as follows: - Head 151 Minister of Fisheries Aquatic and Ocean Resources - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 135,500,000; Capital Rs. 11,500,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 559,000,000; Capital Rs. 1,629,000,000 - Head 290 Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 3,395,000,000; Capital Rs. 39,000,000

¶ 34 Ministry of Environment - Recurrent Rs. 4,189,300,000; Capital Rs. 748,700,000 Made up as follows: - Head 160 Minister of Environment - Programme 01 Operational Activities: Recurrent Rs. 337,800,000; Capital Rs. 25,200,000 - Programme 02 Development Activities: Recurrent Rs. 561,500,000; Capital Rs. 218,500,000

¶ 35 Question put, and agreed to.

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Cite as: Mr. Speaker. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19540