The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi questioned the Ceylon Electricity Board’s reliance on outsourcing despite its large salary expenditure, noting that core functions such as line stringing and service connections are contracted out. He alleged long-standing management and integrity problems within the CEB, including issues in Jaffna where diesel generation continues despite the viability of solar power. He asked whether the Minister would continue outsourcing as policy or undertake reforms.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I thank the Hon. Minister for the detailed answer. However, a very large institution spending around Rs. 500 billion annually on salaries is outsourcing more than 50 percent of core functions like stringing lines and service connections. There is a long-standing management and integrity issue within CEB, including an entrenched mafia, particularly evident in Jaffna where islands are still powered by diesel though solar is viable. Will the Minister continue to rely on outsourcing as policy, or will he reform this?
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- Hansard, Friday, 7 February 2025 ·No. 1739786070060795 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22974