The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Polonnaruwa· 8 November 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Financial Assistance Provided to Public During COVID Pandemic (Q.1492/2025)

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Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri asked whether, after successive changes to poverty alleviation programmes from Janasaviya to Aswesuma, the Government intends to strengthen the Samurdhi Department. He specifically sought clarification on whether the Department would be developed for community empowerment and microfinance or allowed to decline.

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¶ 01 My second supplementary: Sri Lanka has repeatedly changed poverty alleviation schemes—Janasaviya (1991), then Samurdhi (1994), then Divi Neguma (2014), then Samurdhi again (2017), and now Aswesuma. Will you strengthen the Samurdhi Department for genuine community empowerment and microfinance, or let it fade away?

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Source: Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Rathnasiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6449