Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Vanni· 24 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Palmyrah as a Crop of Significant Value (Q.6/2025)

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Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran welcomed the Minister’s response on marketing measures for palmyrah and emphasized its economic, cultural, and environmental importance to Tamil communities, including groundwater retention. He asked whether promotional programmes exist for palmyrah products and whether sales could be expanded to other provinces through partnerships with government and private entities.

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¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I am satisfied with the Minister’s response and thank him for the measures on marketing and related matters. Palmyrah is historically intertwined with the Tamil people’s livelihood and culture—the “Karpagatharu”—and helps retain groundwater. Are there promotional programmes for palmyrah products, and can sales be increased across other provinces through collaboration with Government and private entities?

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28741