The Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister
The Prime Minister stated that the President’s Fund is legally intended to assist low-income households and alleged that it had previously been misused through favouritism, with investigations underway. She said the current Government would restrict disbursements to legally defined sectors and improve access and transparency by decentralizing and digitizing applications through Divisional Secretariats.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, by law the President’s Fund is clearly intended to aid low-income households. The country knows how it was misused—based on familiarity and favour by former Presidents. We are investigating those activities. Under our Government, such misuse will not occur. Disbursements will strictly be within the sectors defined by the law. Decentralizing and digitizing applications via Divisional Secretariats is to make access easier for low-income applicants and to ensure transparency.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 5 February 2025 ·No. 1739175806099814 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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