The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
The Minister provided details of financial assistance given to registered tea nurseries in the Galle District by the Sri Lanka Tea Board in 2020 and 2024, including grant amounts to multiple nurseries, with detailed schedules tabled in the Library. He also stated that the Tea Smallholdings Development Authority assisted 17 nurseries in 2022–2023, of which 13 remain active and four are inactive. Among Sri Lanka Tea Board-assisted nurseries, two were reported inactive, and the remaining part of the question was stated to be not applicable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I answer as follows regarding tea nurseries in Galle District.
¶ 02 For 2020 and 2024: - Sri Lanka Tea Board assistance was provided to registered nurseries including: - SLTB/TCD/DEV.NUR/2024/01/02 (Baddegama) – Galle Ray tea factory: Rs. 250,000 - SLTB/TCD/DEV.NUR/2024/GI/04 (Yakkalamulla) – Nilmini Estate: Rs. 500,000 - Nagoda – Thalawa Estate: Rs. 500,000 - Imaduwa – Walagoda Bedda: no grant - Imaduwa – Kosmulla Kanda: Rs. 250,000 - Baddegama – Induruwakanda: Rs. 250,000 - Baddegama – Thisara Estate: Rs. 500,000 - Neluwa – Silver Valley (Mr. Weerawardhana): Rs. 500,000 - Elpitiya/Chalivitiya – Divitura (Mr. Gunawardhana): Rs. 250,000 - Additionally, in 2020 assistance was given to 19 more nurseries, such as: - Yakkalamulla (Mr. Dharmapriya): Rs. 1,500,000 - Imaduwa (Mr. Amarasooriya): Rs. 1,500,000 - Chalivita – Rekadahena (Mr. de Silva): Rs. 1,500,000 - Baddegama South Tea Smallholders’ Co-op – Gangaboda Estate: Rs. 1,500,000 - Baddegama – T.P.G.A.D. de Silva: Rs. 1,500,000 - Baddegama – R.J.T. Abeywardana: Rs. 1,568,000 - Walivita/Divitura – Kithulgala Hena (Mr. Gunawardhana): Rs. 1,500,000 - Neluwa (Mr. Gunaratna): Rs. 1,500,000 - Thawalama (Mr. H.C. Jayasinha): Rs. 1,500,000 - Chalivitiya/Divitura – Boraluhena Estate: Rs. 1,500,000 - Thawalama (Mr. S. Abeywickrama): Rs. 1,500,000 - Walivitiya/Divitura (Mr. H.L. Samantha): Rs. 1,500,000 - Nagoda – Kudamanana (Pvt) Ltd: Rs. 7,168,000 - Thawalama – Himara Tea Factory: Rs. 12,018,000 - Yakkalamulla (Mr. K.H. Amarawickrama): Rs. 1,500,000 - Akmeemana – Walahan Duwa: Rs. 7,168,000 - Yakkalamulla (Mr. C. Jayasinghe Arachchi): Rs. 7,000,000 Detailed schedules have been placed in the Library (Annex 01).
¶ 03 Tea Smallholdings Development Authority (TSHDA) assistance in 2022–2023 covered 17 nurseries (details tabled as Annex 02). Of the 17, 13 are active and 4 inactive. Inactive recipients: 1) J.K.A. Sunitha Amaraseera – Opatha DS 2) P. Amarapala – Halvitigala DS 3) W.G.S.R.J. – Halvitigala DS 4) A.J. Kamal Kumara – Batapola DS
¶ 04 Among Sri Lanka Tea Board-assisted nurseries, 2 are inactive: 1) D.L.R. Wasantha – Yakkalamulla DS 2) Elkaduwa Plantations – Akmeemana DS
¶ 05 (b) Not applicable.
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