The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara
Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government for the current number of pensioners and the annual allocations for pension payments from 2020 onward. He also sought clarification on whether pensions are treated as a family-unit benefit rather than solely an individual benefit, and requested the applicable procedure for pension payments after a pensioner’s death.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government:
¶ 02 PAYMENT OF PENSION SINCE 2020: MONEY ALLOCATED (1354/2025)
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the current number of pensioners in Sri Lanka; and (ii) the amount allocated for payment of pensions from 2020 to date, year by year?
¶ 04 (b) Will he also inform— (i) whether he accepts that, considered as a family unit, a pension is a shared benefit rather than an individual benefit; and (ii) accordingly, the procedure regarding a pension after the pensioner’s death?
¶ 05 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 13 November 2025 ·No. 22816 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 13 November 2025. No. 22816. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26955