Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
The Minister provided figures on the operational profit and loss of the Ports Authority from 2010 to 2024, noting losses in several earlier years and profits in recent years, including Rs. 926.03 million in 2024. He stated that no Ports Authority jetty has been leased to private companies, but the Vegetable Jetty was temporarily leased to the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau for tourism promotion, with most dues paid except rent from November 2025 to February 2026. He listed the jetties at the Port of Trincomalee and their usage status, and said a Master Plan for the entire port is in operation, with the Trincomalee plan laid in the Library.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows:
¶ 02 (a)(i) As per the available reports, operational profit/(loss) is as follows (Rs. million):
¶ 03 2010: (382.94) 2011: (532.28) 2012: (248.91) 2013: (242.26) 2014: (220.64) 2015: (229.07) 2016: 139.32 2017: 317.46 2018: 160.22 2019: 278.37 2020: 96.49 2021: (111.91) 2022: 1,176.09 2023: 479.32 2024: 926.03
¶ 04 (ii) No jetty belonging to the Ports Authority has been leased to private companies. However, the “Vegetable Jetty” within the Port has been temporarily leased on a short-term basis to the Eastern Province Tourism Bureau to beautify it as a tourist attraction and promote tourism.
¶ 05 (iii) Not applicable.
¶ 06 (iv) Except for the monthly lease rent for the period November 2025 to February 2026, all lease rent and other dues have been paid by the said entity.
¶ 07 (v) Lease revenue, 2024–2025 (illustrative):
¶ 08 Year: 2024 (September–December) - Lease Rent: Rs. 400,000.00 - 2.5% Social Security Levy: Rs. 10,256.40 - VAT: Rs. 73,846.12 - Total: Rs. 484,102.52
¶ 09 Year: 2025 - Lease Rent: Rs. 1,250,000.00 - 2.5% Social Security Levy: Rs. 32,051.28 - VAT: Rs. 230,769.14 - Total: Rs. 1,512,820.42
¶ 10 (vi) Yes.
¶ 11 (vii) Ashraff Jetty; Old Jetty (Customs Jetty) – not in use; Vegetable Jetty – not in use; Oil Jetty; TTA Jetty; Lanka Bridge – not in use; Mud Cove Jetty; Town Jetty; Muttur Jetty – not in use.
¶ 12 (viii) A Master Plan is in operation for the entire Port. The plan for the Port of Trincomalee is annexed.
¶ 13 Annex laid in the Library.
¶ 14 (b) Does not arise.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28519