The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
The Minister replied to questions raised by Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna regarding District Coordinating Committees and related administrative matters. He stated that members are appointed by the President, the committees operate by district rather than province, and no substantiated complaints, injustices, malpractices, or relevant prohibitions had been reported. He added that development proposals for the year had been approved and that further details could be obtained from District Secretaries, while media coverage facilities had been provided according to the applicable circular.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers to the questions raised by Hon. Ramanathan Archchuna are as follows: 1. Yes. 2. Appointed by the President. 3. District Coordinating Committees function by district, not by province. No injustice has been reported. 4. The District Secretary has informed that no substantiated complaints with evidence have been received. 5. Not reported. 6. Approval has been granted for this year’s development proposals. Further details can be obtained from District Secretaries and presented later. 7. Not reported. 8. Not reported. 9. Not prohibited by the Government. 10. No malpractices have been reported. 11. Media coverage facilities have been provided as per circular.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 April 2026 ·No. 23475 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28544