The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga
Hon. Oshani Umanga asked the Minister of Defence to explain delays in paying Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions or allowances to dependents of armed forces personnel who died in service, and to state what measures will prevent such delays. She also sought clarification on benefits for dependents of disabled ex-service members who married after leaving service, and on whether military personnel recruited before 19 May 2009 but currently ineligible for the 85 per cent pension entitlement will be granted that benefit.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Defence:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the reasons for the delay in payment of Widows’ and Orphans’ Pensions or allowances to widows/dependents of members of the three armed forces who died in the line of duty; (ii) steps to prevent such delays; (iii) the salaries and allowances paid to widows/dependents when a member who married after leaving the service due to disability subsequently dies; (iv) if allowances are not paid, the reasons; and (v) steps to pay such salaries or allowances?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House— (i) the number of military personnel recruited before 19.05.2009 who are not entitled to 85% pension; (ii) the reasons for not paying that entitlement; (iii) whether he accepts that granting 85% pension entitlement to them is appropriate; and (iv) if so, the measures to grant that entitlement?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6923