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Hon. Members

5 March 2025 ·Procedural: Appropriation Bill, 2025 – Committee Stage: Final Amendments and Progress Report

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Parliament agreed to an amendment to Head 124, Programme 02, increasing the capital provision by Rs. 600 million under Budget Proposals Nos. 32 and 51, setting development activities allocations at Rs. 1,571.3 million recurrent and Rs. 4,893.7 million capital. The Committee then approved the relevant recurrent and capital allocations for the Department of Social Services under Head 216 and the Department of Samurdhi Development under Head 331, including operational and development activity provisions.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved: “On Page 20, delete line 19 and substitute: ‘Programme 02 Development Activities Rs. 1,571,300,000 Rs. 4,893,700,000’” [The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage]

¶ 03 (The object of this amendment is to increase Capital provision by Rs. 600,000,000 under Budget Proposals Nos. 32 and 51 for Head 124.)

¶ 04 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 1,571,300,000, for Head 124, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Head 124, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 4,893,700,000, for Head 124, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 07 Head 124, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 HEAD 216.- DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

¶ 09 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 116,900,000

¶ 10 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 116,900,000, for Head 216, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 11 Head 216, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 12 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 8,100,000

¶ 13 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 8,100,000, for Head 216, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 14 Head 216, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 15 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,428,800,000

¶ 16 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 1,428,800,000, for Head 216, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 17 Head 216, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 18 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 116,200,000

¶ 19 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 116,200,000, for Head 216, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 20 Head 216, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 21 HEAD 331.- DEPARTMENT OF SAMURDHI DEVELOPMENT

¶ 22 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 567,000,000

¶ 23 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 567,000,000, for Head 331, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 24 Head 331, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 25 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 17,000,000

¶ 26 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 17,000,000, for Head 331, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 27 Head 331, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 28 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 20,536,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,101,000,000

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