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Hon. Members

1 December 2025 ·Committee report: Committee Stage - Appropriation Bill 2026: Ministries of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs and Environment

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Parliament agreed to an amendment increasing the capital provision for Head 160, Programme 01 of the Environment allocation by Rs. 10 million, incorporating Budget Proposal No. 62, while approving Rs. 1.093 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 107 million in amended capital expenditure. It then approved the allocations for Head 160, Programme 02, including Rs. 1.944 billion in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 1.165 billion in capital expenditure. The House also approved provisions for the Department of Forest Conservation under Head 283, comprising Rs. 3.020 billion recurrent and Rs. 1.365 billion capital expenditure, and proceeded to the Department of Wildlife Conservation allocations under Head 284.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved:

¶ 03 "On page 29, line 11 be deleted and the following be substituted:

¶ 04 'Programme 01 Operational Activities Rs. 1,093,000,000 Rs. 107,000,000'"

¶ 05 [The intention of this amendment is to increase the Capital provision by Rs. 10,000,000 for Head 160 - Environment, incorporating the allocations under Budget Proposal No. 62.]

¶ 06 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,093,000,000, for Head 160, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 07 Head 160, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 08 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 107,000,000, for Head 160, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 09 Head 160, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 10 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,944,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,165,000,000

¶ 11 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,944,000,000, for Head 160, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 12 Head 160, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 13 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,165,000,000, for Head 160, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 14 Head 160, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 15 Head 283.- Department of Forest Conservation

¶ 16 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,020,000,000

¶ 17 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 3,020,000,000, for Head 283, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 18 Head 283, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 19 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,365,000,000

¶ 20 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 1,365,000,000, for Head 283, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 21 Head 283, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 22 Head 284.- Department of Wildlife Conservation

¶ 23 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 6,051,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,233,000,000

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