The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohana Bandara)
Gayantha Karunatilleka, on behalf of Rohana Bandara, asked the Minister of Justice and National Integration for year-by-year details of overtime payments by the Department of Prisons from 2020 to 31 December 2025. He further sought explanations for any increases, the Government’s position in light of Budget Circular No. 01/2023 restricting overtime payments, and the measures being taken to regulate such payments in the Department.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Justice and National Integration:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House: (i) the amount spent by the Department of Prisons on overtime allowances, in addition to salaries and other emoluments, from 2020 to 31 December 2025, year by year; (ii) if the amount has increased, the contributing factors; (iii) the stance regarding spending such a large amount on overtime when Budget Circular No. 01/2023 (27.01.2023) strictly regulated overtime payments; and (iv) the measures to regulate overtime payments in the Department of Prisons?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohana Bandara). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2026. No. 23376. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5108