The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Acting Minister of Transport and Highways
Plans are in place to improve bus services through private investment in addition to State funding. Discussions have been held with the Ministry of Finance, including Minister Anil Jayantha, on attracting foreign investment for electric buses linked to tourism, with implementation expected to take around a year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 We will certainly work towards that. Plans are already in place. Our Government does not rely only on State funding for buses; we are bringing in private investors as much as possible. We have held several discussions with the Ministry of Finance and Minister Anil Jayantha. We explored foreign investment for electric buses for tourism. This will take some time—perhaps about a year—but we intend to proceed.
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- Hansard, Friday, 24 October 2025 ·No. 22644 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Acting Minister of Transport and Highways. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 October 2025. No. 22644. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28753