The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe
Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe said institutions under his Ministry have been asked to identify and prioritize unresolved issues, with newly appointed chairpersons made accountable through management agreements and KPIs. He cited progress on a long-pending Rs. 6 billion compensation matter involving BCC Lanka and the Legal Affairs Department, and said audit reports are guiding efforts to address legacy issues and clear institutional balance sheets. He noted that some matters require collective decisions with other ministries and the Treasury, and said those discussions are being pursued expeditiously.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 You are right: the focus must be on resolving, not dwelling on the past. We have requested from all institutions under our purview a list of unresolved issues, prioritized. The Ministry Secretary has issued management agreements/KPIs to newly appointed chairpersons, making resolution of legacy issues part of their accountability. For example, a long-pending Rs. 6 billion compensation due to BCC Lanka from the Legal Affairs Department has been progressed after six months of discussions. Across our institutions, we have initiated or commenced discussions on most issues, guided by audit reports. We are assigning responsibility to chairpersons to “clean up” institutions and clear balance sheets. Many matters also require collective decisions with other ministries and the Treasury; we are moving expeditiously on those.
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7473