The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
On behalf of the Prime Minister, the Minister provided figures on decentralized budget allocations for MPs and district development. He stated that Rs. 15 million per MP was allocated in 2022, no allocation was made in 2023, and in 2024 allocations were made district-wise amounting to Rs. 50 million per MP, with Rs. 11,250 million allocated plus Rs. 2,000 million for suspended projects. For 2025, he said Rs. 2,250 million has been allocated for district-based development programmes and offered to provide a district-wise breakdown if required.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I respond on behalf of the Hon. Prime Minister.
¶ 02 01. For 2022, an amount of Rs. 15 million per MP was allocated. In 2023, no provisions were allocated under the decentralized budget. In 2024, provisions were allocated under the decentralized budget; however, the allocation was made on a district basis, calculated according to the number of MPs elected for each district. Accordingly, per MP within a district, Rs. 50 million was due.
¶ 03 02. In 2022, the total was Rs. 3,150 million. No funds were allocated for 2023. For 2024, Rs. 11,250 million was allocated, and additionally, Rs. 2,000 million was set aside to recommence and complete suspended projects.
¶ 04 03. This year too, we follow district development programs under the decentralized budget program based on districts. A total of Rs. 2,250 million has been allocated. If required, I can present the district-wise breakdown.
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