The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
The Prime Minister provided details on the Clean Sri Lanka Programme, including the membership of its Task Force, expenditure of Rs. 2,497.41 million against a Rs. 5,050 million 2025 allocation, and reported financial and physical progress of 49.5 per cent and 69.86 per cent respectively by 31 December 2025. She stated that coordination structures have been established from national to village level, largely with voluntary participation, while experts, institutions, civil society, private sector actors and international partners contribute technical, financial and labour support. She also outlined donation mechanisms, related legal and administrative measures, digital and media outreach activities, and examples such as urban forests and canal plastic-reduction initiatives.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 (a) (i) Members: 1. Secretary to the President – Chairman 2. Commander of the Army 3. Commander of the Navy 4. Commander of the Air Force 5. Inspector General of Police 6. Eng. Kumudu Lal De Silva 7. I.S. Jayaratna 8. Gihan De Silva 9. Dr. Gamini Batuwitage 10. Dr. Anuruddha Gamage 11. Dilruk Wanasinghe 12. Sisira Amarabandu 13. Krishantha Cooray 14. Ruwan Weerasooriya 15. Dayan Karunarathna (Full details in Annex 01, placed in the Library.)
¶ 02 (ii) As per Annex 01 (placed in the Library).
¶ 03 (iii) Rs. 2,497.41 million.
¶ 04 (iv) As per Annex 01 (placed in the Library).
¶ 05 (b) For planning, coordination, implementation and progress review within 2025, Rs. 5,050 million was allocated in the 2025 Budget. As at 31.12.2025, financial progress is Rs. 2,497.41 million (49.5%), and physical progress 69.86%.
¶ 06 A structure from national to village level has been established, with Provincial, District and Divisional Clean Sri Lanka Coordinators appointed by circulars PS/CSL/Circular/10/2025, PS/CSL/Circular/11/2025 and the circular dated 30.10.2025 issued by the Secretary to the President. They function on a voluntary basis and no funds have been spent for them (Annex 02, placed in the Library).
¶ 07 Subject experts, professionals and institutions provide technical knowledge and contributions to the Programme. Many experts render services voluntarily without fees; where necessary, resource person allowances are paid per Public Administration Circular 7/2025.
¶ 08 Multiple stakeholders—state, private and semi-government institutions, civil organizations, NGOs, international organizations, communities and citizen groups, media and communications, technology providers and volunteer groups—collaborate. The Clean Sri Lanka Task Force and Secretariat continuously promote the concept; no funds have been spent for this to date.
¶ 09 Donation arrangements for the Clean Sri Lanka Fund: - Domestic transfers: Account name: Deputy Secretary to the Treasury – Clean Sri Lanka Account No.: 0093921832 Bank/Branch: Bank of Ceylon, Metropolitan Branch - International transfers: Account name: Central Bank of Sri Lanka on behalf of Deputy Secretary to the Treasury – Clean Sri Lanka Account No.: 690979375 Bank/Branch: JP Morgan Chase Bank, New York Guidelines on utilization are issued by the Ministry of Finance.
¶ 10 In parallel, various programmes by state, private, international and non-governmental stakeholders are identified, aligned, and implemented leveraging their financial and labour contributions. Examples: 1. Urban forests initiative with private sector financial and technical support. 2. With SACEP support, structures are being installed in and around Colombo to reduce plastics flowing to the sea via canals; plastics and other waste collected near these structures are recycled by the Colombo Municipal Council and SLLDC with private sector participation.
¶ 11 The Secretariat works with ministries, departments and institutions to review laws, regulations and procedures, and to initiate required amendments through due process where gaps are identified. Examples include: - Gazette Extraordinary No. 2456/41 dated 01.10.2025 under the Consumer Affairs Authority Act, No. 9 of 2003 (as amended), on polythene usage. - Public Administration Circular No. 22/2025 dated 18.08.2025 declaring “Seiri Week” to enforce orderliness in state institutions.
¶ 12 Digitalization supports planning, coordination, implementation, progress review and sustainability. The Clean Sri Lanka website has been developed and is being further enhanced. A social media presence—Facebook page and community, YouTube channel, TikTok account—has been created; no expenditure has been incurred for these to date. Example: Clean Sri Lanka – Blue Ticks (Facebook page).
¶ 13 To mobilize and coordinate stakeholders, extensive communications have been carried out via state and private media channels and print media—programmes, news, announcements, videos, supplements and articles. Expenditure to date is approximately Rs. 300 million.
¶ 14 (c) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/636