The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence
Clarifies Government disaster relief payments, stating that Rs. 10,000 is paid to water-logged households and Rs. 25,000 is provided for initial cleaning and sanitation. He says further compensation, based on assessments, can reach up to Rs. 2.5 million for fully or partially damaged houses, and rejects claims by an Opposition Member as misleading.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson, an Opposition Member raised the payments to disaster-affected people. I must correct falsehoods. Generally, we pay for partially and fully damaged houses. For water-logged households, Rs. 10,000 is paid. The Rs. 25,000 is for initial cleaning and sanitation. Thereafter, based on assessments, up to Rs. 2.5 million is paid for fully/partially damaged houses. Please do not mislead the public.
¶ 02 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. Major General (Rtd.) Aruna Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of Defence. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 December 2025. No. 23059. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23503