The Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
On behalf of the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, the Deputy Minister provided details of four 2016 housing projects in Ipalogama and Kekirawa, comprising 90 completed houses funded through loans. He stated the approved allocations were Rs. 6 million for Kadiyangalla and Rs. 10 million each for Swasthigama, Girukiranagama and Dividinugama, with current occupancy ranging from 5 of 15 houses to 23 of 25 houses. He explained that two projects targeted low-income beneficiaries verified through Grama Niladhari and Divisional Secretary certification, while two targeted middle-income employees earning below Rs. 75,000 per month, verified through salary slips.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, I provide the following:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Yes. There are four housing projects. 1. Ipalogama (510 - Kadiyangalla) – 2016 2. Ipalogama (502 - Manewa) – Swasthigama – 2016 3. Kekirawa (621 - Ihalagama) – Girukiranagama – 2016 4. Kekirawa (621 - Ihalagama) – Dividinugama – 2016
¶ 03 (ii) As above.
¶ 04 (iii) Beneficiaries: - Ipalogama - Kadiyangalla: 15 houses - Ipalogama - Swasthigama: 25 houses - Kekirawa - Girukiranagama: 25 houses - Kekirawa - Dividinugama: 25 houses
¶ 05 (iv) These houses were constructed as loans.
¶ 06 (v) Funding, completions, and occupancy: 1. Ipalogama DS Division – Kadiyangalla project: - Approved amount: Rs. 6 million - Houses completed: 15 - Currently occupied houses: 05
¶ 07 2. Ipalogama DS Division – Swasthigama project: - Approved amount: Rs. 10 million - Houses completed: 25 - Currently occupied houses: 23
¶ 08 3. Kekirawa DS Division – Girukiranagama project: - Approved amount: Rs. 10 million - Houses completed: 25 - Currently occupied houses: 19
¶ 09 4. Kekirawa DS Division – Dividinugama project: - Approved amount: Rs. 10 million - Houses completed: 25 - Currently occupied houses: 18
¶ 10 (vi) Income categories: - Ipalogama (Kadiyangalla) – Low-income beneficiary housing - Ipalogama (Swasthigama) – Low-income beneficiary housing - Kekirawa (Dividinugama) – Middle-class housing - Kekirawa (Girukiranagama) – Middle-class housing
¶ 11 (vii) Basis and verification: - For low-income beneficiaries: Certificate of low-income status obtained from the Grama Niladhari and countersigned by the Divisional Secretary; thereafter, affidavits obtained from loan recipients undertaking to pay installments. - For middle-class beneficiaries: Selected from state and private sector employees earning less than Rs. 75,000 per month; most are state employees. Their salary slips were obtained.
¶ 12 (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 March 2026 ·No. 23381 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2026. No. 23381. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30110