Hon. E.M. Basnayaka
Hon. E.M. Basnayaka corrected figures cited by another Member regarding disaster-related payments, stating that as of 16 January, 399,978 beneficiaries had been approved and 96.15 per cent paid under the Rs. 25,000 cleaning grant, amounting to Rs. 9,614.25 million. He added that under the Rs. 50,000 item replacement grant, 8,409 beneficiaries had been approved and 7,083 paid, and requested that updated information be obtained from proper sources.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, the Hon. Member’s data is as at 31 December. Today is 21 January. As of 16 January, for the Rs. 25,000 cleaning grant: 399,978 beneficiaries approved, 384,57— paid, amounting to Rs. 9,614.25 million, 96.15%. For the Rs. 50,000 item replacement: approved 8,409, paid 7,083 — 84.28% — as at 16 January. Please obtain updates from proper sources.
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Cite as: Hon. E.M. Basnayaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2026. No. 23242. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2194