The Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj
Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj supported the motion, noting that domestic milk production had fallen from about 81% of national needs before 1977 to around 40%, which he attributed to increased milk powder imports by multinational companies after 1977. He said the Government is taking national measures, including strengthening coordination through regional veterinary offices, to rebuild the dairy and livestock sector and move toward self-sufficiency.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Deputy Speaker, this is a very important motion. Before 1977, domestic milk production covered about 81% of needs; today it is about 40%. The decline followed the post-1977 influx of multinational companies pushing milk powder imports. We must rebuild dairy and livestock now. Our Government is taking national-level measures, strengthening coordination through veterinary offices across regions.
¶ 02 We, as Government, support this opposition motion on national interest: increase milk production, rebuild the sector, and move toward self-sufficiency. We will back practical proposals and future plans accordingly.
¶ 03 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 July 2025. No. 1753082553092748. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21187