The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip
For a question on tea sector development funding, the Minister tabled figures showing that Budget 2025 allocated Rs. 900 million, supplemented by Rs. 5,947.4 million from Sri Lanka Tea Board institutional funds, for a total of Rs. 6,847.4 million. The allocations cover activities including new planting, replanting, infilling, factory modernization, research, promotion, marketing, and support for small and medium growers, with detailed provincial and district breakdowns tabled. He further stated that Budget 2026 provides Rs. 1,190 million for the tea industry, with an additional Rs. 4,946.34 million from Tea Board institutional funds.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Answer tabled:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Budget 2025 allocated Rs. 900 million for development and improvement of the tea industry. Additionally, the Sri Lanka Tea Board allocated Rs. 5,947.4 million from institutional funds. Total for tea sector development: Rs. 6,847.4 million.
¶ 03 (ii) Provincial allocations (summary): - New planting, replanting, infilling, factory modernization/technology, research and tea promotion, marketing and market promotion, support to small and medium growers, other services and activities have been apportioned among Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva Provinces as per the detailed table (tabled).
¶ 04 (iii) District allocations (summary): - For Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Matale, Ratnapura, Galle and Matara, amounts for new planting, replanting, infilling, technology etc. are provided in detail (tabled). Research and development activities by the Tea Research Institute cover all tea-growing provinces and districts.
¶ 05 (iv) From Sri Lanka Tea Board institutional funds of Rs. 5,947.4 million, planned percentage allocations: - New planting: 4.10% - Replanting: 50.51% - Infilling: 25.08% - Factory modernization and technological upgrading: 0.57% - Research and tea cultivation promotion: 11.11% - Marketing and market promotion: funded from institutional earnings (no specific percentage indicated here) - Support to small and medium growers: from institutional funds as applicable (no specific percentage indicated here) - Other: 8.63% Total: 100%
¶ 06 (b) Budget 2026 allocation for tea industry: Rs. 1,190 million. Additionally, Sri Lanka Tea Board institutional funds: Rs. 4,946.34 million.
¶ 07 (c) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 May 2026. No. 23541. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5481