The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa
The Minister said Ayurveda medicine production faces a serious shortage of raw materials due to reliance on imports and insufficient private-sector investment in local production. He stated that the Government is upgrading hospital-linked pharmaceutical production units, including allocating funds in the next Budget to equip the Siddha pharmacy at Kaithady. He added that funds have been allocated this year and will continue in 2026 to improve herbal gardens and increase local raw-material production, with particular focus on completing work in the Northern and Eastern Provinces.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, a serious issue in Ayurveda is raw materials for medicine. Focus was on imports rather than local production, and the private sector has not sufficiently invested domestically. Therefore, the Government is upgrading hospital-linked pharmaceutical production units and providing staff and equipment. For example, the Siddha pharmacy at Kaithady has a good building but lacks equipment; we have allocated funds in the next Budget to equip it.
¶ 02 Regarding herbal gardens, we have allocated funds this year to improve facilities and will allocate in 2026 as well, to increase local raw-material production. With current rehabilitation outlays, we expect to complete remaining works next year, with special focus on the Northern and Eastern Provinces’ herbal gardens and production units.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 November 2025. No. 22936. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6273