The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna
Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna urged the Minister to address administrative vacancies at Puttalam Hospital by appointing a permanent Medical Superintendent and a permanent Accountant, noting that upgrading it to a District General Hospital would be difficult while an acting officer remains in charge. He asked whether any project funding had been allocated for the hospital in 2026, stated that he had found none, and requested that contingency funds be redirected or that a substantial allocation be made in 2027.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I’ll speak in Sinhala. If there is any government Minister who can resolve issues through direct discussion, it is this Minister. I have written to you on this. I appreciate your answers.
¶ 02 We have two major problems: there is no permanent MS — my friend “Lasan” is acting. You cannot think of making it a DGH while keeping an acting MS. Therefore, please appoint a permanent MS. Next, please arrange to appoint a permanent Accountant. Can you do that?
¶ 03 Also, regarding “projects” allocations, has any amount been allocated for Puttalam Hospital in 2026? I checked; there is no such allocation. If any contingency funds remain elsewhere, please channel them to this hospital. If not in 2026, then in 2027, allocate a significant sum. I request that you definitely do this.
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- Hansard, Friday, 21 November 2025 ·No. 22936 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 November 2025. No. 22936. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6294