The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy asked the Prime Minister to state the Government’s response to the economic and social impact of Cyclone “Michaung”, particularly support for affected persons, SMEs and industries. He sought details on compensation, concessional loans at 3 percent interest, damage assessment and loan grace periods, treatment of enterprises under debt moratoria, concessions for those listed with the Credit Information Bureau, recovery programmes, and plans to reduce damage from future natural disasters.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my Question to the Hon. Prime Minister is as follows.
¶ 02 Due to Cyclone “Michaung”, there has been significant impact on the national economy. Assessments indicate that affected persons and SMEs, including industries, must be promptly assisted to recover.
¶ 03 1. What is the Government’s compensation mechanism for the affected?
¶ 04 2. What concessional loan programme is available to SMEs with a 3 percent annual interest rate?
¶ 05 3. What is the mechanism for assessing damage? Is the grace period for loan repayment sufficient?
¶ 06 4. What is the Government’s mechanism regarding enterprises still under a debt moratorium and now re-affected by the disaster, particularly concerning CRIB?
¶ 07 5. Will those listed at the Credit Information Bureau among the affected receive concessions?
¶ 08 6. What is the Government’s programme to restore affected lives and enterprises?
¶ 09 7. What plans exist to minimize damage from such future natural disasters?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2026. No. 23112. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23237