The Hon. S.M. Marikkar
Hon. S.M. Marikkar said he would correct and resubmit a question later, then raised a second supplementary regarding NRR procurement. He asked why lower bidders were not awarded contracts due to the Central Bank’s lack of dollars, while higher-premium suppliers were paid on arrival or within short periods, and sought comment on instances where even USD 5 million was unavailable but paid months later.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will correct and re-ask on another day. Second supplementary: Under NRR, lower bidders could not be awarded as the Central Bank lacked dollars, while higher-premium suppliers were paid on arrival or within short periods, though at times even USD 5 million was not available but was paid months later. Can you comment?
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Cite as: The Hon. S.M. Marikkar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 25 September 2025. No. 1759483897051145. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20063