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Mr. Chairman

18 November 2025 ·Debate: Committee Stage Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Defence and Public Security Expenditure Heads

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The Chair proceeded through the Committee Stage votes for defence-related expenditure heads, stating that objections would be recorded. The allocations for Sri Lanka Army, Navy and Air Force operational activities—covering both recurrent and capital expenditure—were put to the Committee and agreed to, and each item was ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

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¶ 01 We will take them one by one, and your objections will be recorded.

¶ 02 Head 222 – Sri Lanka Army

¶ 03 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 225,064,000,000.

¶ 04 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 225,064,000,000, for Head 222, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Head 222, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 4,400,000,000.

¶ 07 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 4,400,000,000, for Head 222, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 08 Head 222, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 09 Head 223 – Sri Lanka Navy

¶ 10 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 75,643,000,000.

¶ 11 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 75,643,000,000, for Head 223, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 12 Head 223, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 13 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 16,067,000,000.

¶ 14 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 16,067,000,000, for Head 223, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 15 Head 223, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 16 Head 224 – Sri Lanka Air Force

¶ 17 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 53,668,000,000.

¶ 18 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 53,668,000,000, for Head 224, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 19 Head 224, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 20 Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 20,501,000,000.

¶ 21 Question, “That the sum of Rs. 20,501,000,000, for Head 224, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule,” put and agreed to.

¶ 22 Head 224, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Mr. Chairman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 November 2025. No. 22927. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26165