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The Hon. Chanaka Madugoda

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna· Galle· 7 August 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Combined Allowance for Public Health Midwives (Q.7/2025)

Healthcare
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Chanaka Madugoda asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Government accepts that the current combined allowance paid to Public Health Midwives is inadequate. He sought clarification on whether there is a plan to increase the allowance, what steps have been taken, and whether any constraints to an increase have been identified.

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¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) whether he accepts that the current combined allowance provided to Public Health Midwives is not adequate; (ii) whether there is a course of action to increase the said allowance; (iii) if so, the steps that have been taken in that regard; and (iv) whether limitations for increasing that allowance have been identified?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Thursday, 7 August 2025 ·No. 1755509552009433 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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