10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma

6 February 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Bingiriya Export Processing Zone (Q.5/2024)

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Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma stated that the Government is working through the President, the Board of Investment and relevant agencies to develop Export Processing Zones and Investment Promotion Zones. He said the forthcoming Budget would include a programme for developing industrial parks, in line with the Government’s production-economy plan and export growth objectives. He confirmed that zones across Sri Lanka are being identified for development and that the Bingiriya Zone remains within this focus.

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¶ 01 Yes, Hon. Member. We are continually working to develop all Export Processing Zones and Investment Promotion Zones, with the intervention of the President at the State technical level, the Investment Board as appropriate, and all relevant agencies. The upcoming Budget will also include a program to develop these industrial parks. For a country to advance, exports must grow. We presented our production-economy plan to the people; there is now an agreed work program. We are identifying zones across Sri Lanka and certainly will continue to develop them. The Bingiriya Zone is very much within that focus.

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Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyapperuma. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/676