The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake noted that although officers are well educated, technology adoption remains low, citing underuse of previously procured GPS equipment and continued manual record-keeping for minimal freight movement on a rail network originally designed for freight. He urged officers and professionals to support modernization and embrace change. The sitting then proceeded to a question on details of a concessional loan scheme for small and medium-scale rice mill owners, including its Cabinet approval date, objectives, loan criteria, beneficiaries, amounts, and monitoring method.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 There is much to modernize. Officer educational levels are high, but technology use is low. GPS equipment procured previously is underutilized. The network was built for freight, yet freight movement is minimal and still entered in large books. We urge officers and professionals to embrace change, and welcome your support.
¶ 02 CONCESSIONAL LOAN SCHEME FOR SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE RICE MILL OWNERS: DETAILS
¶ 03 626/2025
¶ 04 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation by The Hon. Kins Nelson:
¶ 05 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the date on which the Cabinet decided to implement a concessional loan scheme for small and medium-scale rice mill owners; (ii) the objectives of the scheme; (iii) the criteria used in granting loans; (iv) the names of each rice mill owner who has obtained loans so far and the loan amounts, separately; and (v) the methodology to monitor proper utilization of the loans?
¶ 06 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 November 2025. No. 22870. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28978