The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Funds have been allocated in 2025 to develop sports facilities in underserved districts of the North and East, particularly Batticaloa and Trincomalee. The Minister stated that Rs. 400 million has been set aside for targeted programmes, including constructing new playing fields and upgrading basic facilities such as volleyball courts into larger sports complexes, to address the lack of infrastructure and support local sporting talent.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, this year we have set aside funds especially for districts in the North and East where there are no grounds, to build playing fields. In some places a simple volleyball court will be expanded into a full sports complex. In particular, we plan several grounds in Batticaloa and Trincomalee. We recognize the talent in these areas and the lack of facilities. Accordingly, we have prepared several targeted programmes and allocated Rs. 400 million to develop sports grounds in these regions.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 May 2025 ·No. 1748600585013314 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 May 2025. No. 1748600585013314. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24677