The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake
Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media for details on registered Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing plants, including their number, names, and regulatory measures for Ayurvedic products. He also sought information on any policy governing the marketing of Ayurvedic products on social media, citing concerns that advertisements falsely claiming product registration are misleading the public and defrauding consumers, and asked what action the Ministry intends to take.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Will he state: (i) the number of Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing plants currently registered in the Ayurvedic medicine sector; (ii) their names; (iii) the steps taken to regulate Ayurvedic products; (iv) whether any policy decision has been taken with regard to the use of social media for the marketing of Ayurvedic products; and (v) the details of such policy?
¶ 03 (b) Is he aware that: (i) advertisements are being circulated on social media claiming that certain Ayurvedic products have been registered; and (ii) public money is being defrauded by such advertisements?
¶ 04 (c) If so, will he inform this House the action that will be taken in this regard?
¶ 05 (d) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 January 2026 ·No. 23203 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2026. No. 23203. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22422