The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law
Rauff Hakeem asked the Minister of Defence for details on the Government’s COVID-19 burial programme at Majma Nagar in Batticaloa, including the role of the Armed Forces. He sought information on personnel deployed, allowances paid, vehicles used or rented, fuel costs, and whether relatives of the deceased were charged any fees and in what amounts.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question No. 10 - 290/2024 - (1) to the Minister of Defence:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) whether he is aware that, on a policy decision of the Government, the remains of persons who died due to COVID-19 were buried in the “Majma Nagar” area in Batticaloa, with the assistance and contribution of the three Armed Forces; (ii) the number of staff officers and other ranks detailed in each sub-unit for those burial activities, separately; (iii) the allowances paid to those officers in addition to basic salary; (iv) the number of three-forces vehicles and vehicles obtained on rent for those burial activities, separately; (v) the expenditure borne for fuel for each such vehicle; (vi) whether any charges were levied from the relatives of the deceased; and (vii) if so, the amounts charged, separately? (b) If not, why?
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