The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
On behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa provided a written reply detailing vehicles held by local authorities, including 4,003 vehicles in total and 202 used by officers, with relevant representatives listed in annexes. He also named the nine Provincial Governors and gave the 2025 provincial development allocations, ranging from Rs. 8,358.60 million for the Western Province to Rs. 13,623.00 million for the Northern Province. Details on proposed projects, projects already funded, and per-project allocations were tabled in 13 annexes.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, I answer as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) A total of 4,003 vehicles are in possession (details are in Annex 01).
¶ 03 (ii) Officers use 202 vehicles (details in Annex 01).
¶ 04 (iii) Yes.
¶ 05 (iv) The people’s representatives concerned are the Chairmen of Pradeshiya Sabhas, Urban Councils and Municipal Councils of the Western Province, as well as the Mayor of the Dehiwala–Mount Lavinia Municipal Council. The list is in Annex 02.
¶ 06 (b) (i) Names of Provincial Governors: - Western: Hon. W.A.S. Yusuff - North Western: Hon. Tissa Warnasuriya - Southern: Hon. M.K. Bandula Harischandra - Eastern: Hon. Jayantha Lal Ratnasekara - Northern: Hon. Nagalingam Wigneswaran - Central: Hon. Sarath Abeykoon - North Central: Hon. Wasantha Jinasena - Sabaragamuwa: Hon. Champa Janaki Rajaratne - Uva: Hon. Attorney-at-Law J.M. Kapila Jayasekara
¶ 07 (ii) Funds allocated for provincial development in 2025 (Rs. million): - Western: 8,358.60 - North Western: 10,844.63 - Eastern: 8,776.10 - Northern: 13,623.00 - Central: 13,246.50 - North Central: 11,873.18 - Sabaragamuwa: 12,237.00 - Uva: 8,971.00 (Details and proposed projects per province in Annexes 03–13.)
¶ 08 (iii) Proposed projects per province: see Annexes 03–13.
¶ 09 (iv) Projects already allocated funds: see Annexes 03–13.
¶ 10 (v) Funds allocated for each project: see Annexes 03–13.
¶ 11 (c) Does not arise.
¶ 12 I table 13 annex files (Annexes 01–13) containing detailed information.
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