The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara
Asked the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs to provide details on Sri Lanka’s cultural centres, including their number, functions, and the status of art institutions under Provincial Cultural Departments, including inactive registered institutions. He also requested information on government expenditure for the 2024 Annual Literary Festival conducted by Divisional Secretariats, allocations by division, whether those allocations were sufficient, and any measures proposed if they were not.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House: (i) the number of cultural centres currently existing in Sri Lanka; (ii) the main functions performed by those cultural centres in promoting cultural activities; (iii) the number of art institutions under Provincial Cultural Departments; (iv) the functions of such art institutions; and (v) whether there are any registered art institutions that are not active at present?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House: (i) the total amount spent by the Government for the Annual Literary Festival conducted by Divisional Secretariats in 2024; (ii) the amount allocated to each Divisional Secretary’s Division for the Literary Festival, separately; (iii) whether the amount is sufficient; and (iv) if not, the measures that will be taken?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2025. No. 1747807095041246. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3818