The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
The Minister said the Ministry and NAQDA face significant cadre vacancies and that an approved programme is being implemented to fill them. He stated that new hatcheries are being established and a major sea cucumber programme is planned, with the aim of involving more than 1,000 additional people by the end of the year. He added that the Ministry would consider the issues raised and keep Parliament informed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, a key issue at the Ministry and NAQDA is cadre gaps. Although NAQDA renders a major service, numerous vacancies existed and still exist; we are acting to fill them with an approved programme.
¶ 02 On production, we are establishing multiple new hatcheries and also a major programme for sea cucumber. By year-end, beyond hatcheries, we aim to engage over 1,000 people additionally in sea cucumber. We will proceed considering all points you raised and keep the House informed.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 May 2026. No. 23546. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19757