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The Hon. Ananda Wijepala

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

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An amendment was moved at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, to insert provisions under Head 320, Department of Civil Security, Programme 01 for operational activities. It seeks to transfer Rs. 24,487,000,000 in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 78,000,000 in capital expenditure to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, following Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2458/65 dated 18 October 2025.

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¶ 01 Hon. Chairman, at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2026, I move the following Amendment to Programme 01 of Head 320:

¶ 02 "On page 31, immediately after line 15, insert the following item:

¶ 03 'Head 320 Department of Civil Security Programme 01 Operational Activities Rs. 24,487,000,000 Rs. 78,000,000'"

¶ 04 (The objective of this Amendment is, consequent to the Extraordinary Gazette Notification No. 2458/65 of 18.10.2025, to transfer the Recurrent provision of Rs. 24,487,000,000 and the Capital provision of Rs. 78,000,000 to the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs from Head 320 - Department of Civil Security.)

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Hansard, Tuesday, 18 November 2025 ·No. 22927 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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