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Sectoral Oversight Committees

7 April 2026 ·Opening: Opening: Parliament Session - Administrative Announcements and Personnel

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Parliament recorded the membership and chairpersons of seven Sectoral Oversight Committees covering governance and justice, economic development and international relations, infrastructure and strategic development, education and human capital, health and women’s empowerment, environment and agriculture, and science and digital transformation. The announcement set out the appointed Members for each committee, including their respective Chairpersons, as part of the procedural constitution of the committees for parliamentary oversight work.

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¶ 01 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Security: - Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika (Chairman), Hon. Faizer Mustapha, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. M.K.M. Aslam, Hon. (Mrs.) Dushari Jayasinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Chandana Suriya Arachchi, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G.T. Suriya Bandara

¶ 02 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations: - Hon. (Miss) Lakmali Hemachandra (Chairman), Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, Hon. Anuradha Jayarathna, Hon. Lakshman Nipun Arachchi, Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan, Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athawuda, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilandi Kottahachi, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabu, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayake, Hon. Suranga Ratnayaka, Hon. Thilina Samarakon

¶ 03 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure Facilities and Strategic Development: - Hon. S.M. Marikkar (Chairman), Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilankumaran, Hon. Sathura Kalapathi, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Danushka Ranganath, Hon. B.A.S. Niroshan Egodawithana, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath

¶ 04 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Workforce and Human Capital: - Hon. Hesha Withanage Angumbura Arachchi (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radhakrishnan, Hon. Aboobucker Adhambawa, Hon. (Miss) Krishnan Kalaichelvi, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilusha Lakmali Gamake, Hon. Sugut Wasantha De Silva, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Chanaka Madugoda, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha

¶ 05 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment: - Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe (Chairman), Hon. Muneer Mulabar, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Arjunan, Hon. (Mrs.) Samindrani Kiriella, Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bhavanandaraja, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Ruwan Mabalagama

¶ 06 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability: - Hon. Hector Appuhami (Chairman), Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. Gnanamuthu Sreenesan, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Upul Kitsiri, Hon. (Mrs.) M.A.C.S. Sathuri Ganganie, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. Sudath Palakalla, Hon. Kithnan Selvaraj, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath

¶ 07 - Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation: - Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Arkam Ilyas, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamake, Hon. Sathura Kalapaththi, Hon. Thanura Dissanayake, Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. M. Nizam Kariapper

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Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Sectoral Oversight Committees. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/383