The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage
Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage asked the Minister about reported obstacles faced by the Department of Co-operative Development in acting on issues involving SANASA societies and related bodies, citing gaps and powers under the Co-operative Societies Act. He requested an update on the status of proposed amendments to the Act, previously discussed in Parliament.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, my second supplementary is this.
¶ 02 Especially depositors and other external associations keep telling us that due to certain powers and gaps in the Co-operative Societies Act, the Department of Co-operative Development faces obstacles in acting, particularly regarding SANASA societies and other structures under the Department. We have discussed in Parliament that the Co-operative Act should be amended. What is the status?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 5 March 2026 ·No. 23375 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Lasith Bhashana Gamage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6938