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19 March 2025 ·Debate: Committee of Supply: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Head 116 and Related Heads (Trade, Commerce, Food Security)

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Members agreed to insert the listed recurrent and capital expenditure allocations into the Schedule, including amended capital expenditure of Rs. 497 million and multiple allocations under Head 116. The Committee also approved expenditure heads for the Department of Commerce, Registrar of Companies, Measurement Units, Standards and Services, National Intellectual Property Office, Food Commissioner, and Co-operative Development, with each ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 497,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 03 Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 04 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 471,000,000, for Head 116, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Head 116, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 33,000,000

¶ 07 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 33,000,000, for Head 116, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 08 Head 116, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 09 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 747,000,000

¶ 10 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 747,000,000, for Head 116, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 11 Head 116, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 12 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 102,000,000

¶ 13 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 102,000,000, for Head 116, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 14 Head 116, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 15 HEAD 295.- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

¶ 16 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 301,000,000

¶ 17 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 301,000,000, for Head 295, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 18 Head 295, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 19 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 30,000,000

¶ 20 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 30,000,000, for Head 295, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 21 Head 295, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 22 HEAD 297.- DEPARTMENT OF THE REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES

¶ 23 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 105,000,000

¶ 24 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 105,000,000, for Head 297, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 25 Head 297, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 26 HEAD 298.- DEPARTMENT OF MEASUREMENT UNITS, STANDARDS AND SERVICES

¶ 27 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 232,800,000

¶ 28 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 232,800,000, for Head 298, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 29 Head 298, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 30 HEAD 299.- NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE OF SRI LANKA

¶ 31 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 84,200,000

¶ 32 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 84,200,000, for Head 299, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 33 Head 299, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 34 HEAD 300.- DEPARTMENT OF FOOD COMMISSIONER

¶ 35 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 112,000,000

¶ 36 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 112,000,000, for Head 300, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 37 Head 300, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 38 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 205,000,000

¶ 39 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 205,000,000, for Head 300, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 40 Head 300, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 41 HEAD 301.- DEPARTMENT OF CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT (REGISTRAR OF CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES)

¶ 42 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 88,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 26,100,000

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