The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera
Community Empowerment Councils were defended as non-political bodies whose names are not being changed for political purposes. The councils are described as involving local officials such as the Grama Niladhari, Development Officer, Samurdhi Officer, and Agriculture Research and Production Assistant, with collective decision-making aimed at identifying village development priorities and supporting beneficiaries through a structured process.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There is no intention to change the names for political purposes. Community Empowerment Councils are not political. Around the Chairperson are the village’s Grama Niladhari, Development Officer, Samurdhi Officer, and Agriculture Research and Production Assistant, among others. Decisions are taken collectively and based on village needs, without political influence, to correctly identify development priorities and uplift beneficiaries through a structured process.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 21 January 2026 ·No. 23242 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2026. No. 23242. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2040