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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An amendment to Head 284, Programme 01 of the Schedule was agreed, increasing allocations for the Department of Wildlife Conservation by Rs. 250 million in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 750 million in capital expenditure, incorporating Budget Proposal No. 36. The amended recurrent allocation of Rs. 6.051 billion and capital allocation of Rs. 1.233 billion were approved and ordered to stand part of the Schedule. The debate then proceeded to Head 291, relating to the Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved:

¶ 03 "On page 29, line 16 be deleted and the following be substituted:

¶ 04 'Programme 01

¶ 05 Operational Activities Rs. 6,051,000,000 Rs. 1,233,000,000'"

¶ 06 [The intention of this amendment is to increase the Recurrent provision by Rs. 250,000,000 and the Capital provision by Rs. 750,000,000 for Head 284 - Department of Wildlife Conservation, incorporating the allocations under Budget Proposal No. 36.]

¶ 07 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 6,051,000,000, for Head 284, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 08 Head 284, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 09 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 1,233,000,000, for Head 284, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 10 Head 284, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 11 Head 291.- Department of Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management

¶ 12 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 483,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 612,000,000

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