The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha

¶ 01 Very well. The district-wise allocations are as follows:

¶ 02 Colombo District — Rs. 207 million Gampaha District — Rs. 218 million Kalutara District — Rs. 126 million Kandy District — Rs. 138 million Matale District — Rs. 58 million Nuwara Eliya District — Rs. 92 million Galle District — Rs. 103 million Matara District — Rs. 80 million Hambantota District — Rs. 80 million Jaffna District — Rs. 56 million Kilinochchi District — Rs. 13 million Vavuniya District — Rs. 23 million Mannar District — Rs. 23 million Mullaitivu District — Rs. 23 million Batticaloa District — Rs. 58 million Ampara District — Rs. 80 million Trincomalee District — Rs. 46 million Kurunegala District — Rs. 172 million Puttalam District — Rs. 92 million Anuradhapura District — Rs. 103 million Polonnaruwa District — Rs. 58 million Badulla District — Rs. 103 million Monaragala District — Rs. 69 million Ratnapura District — Rs. 126 million Kegalle District — Rs. 103 million

¶ 03 Total — Rs. 2,250 million.

¶ 04 04. Regarding criteria for expenditure on development projects, clear guidelines have been issued. As per Circular MF/02/2025 dated 29.01.2025 of the Ministry of Finance, six main criteria have been set with a focus on development and economic expansion: - Food security - Livelihood upliftment - Value-chain development - Infrastructure improvement - Entrepreneurship development - Introduction of technology

¶ 05 05. The amount per MP is derived as I explained — it is allocated on a district basis. The list I presented shows Rs. 2,250 million total and 225 MPs — roughly Rs. 10 million per MP on average — but funds are allocated to districts, not individual MPs.

¶ 06 06. As per Paragraph 3.1 of Circular No. 1/117/02/2025 dated 29.01.2025 of the Ministry of Finance, project proposals with approval of the District Coordinating Committee were to be submitted to the Department of National Planning by 28 February 2025 for final approval and allocation. On a fair request by District Secretaries, the submission deadline was extended by Circular MF/02/2025 (II) dated 29.04.2025 up to 20 May 2025. Once projects are approved, funds can be released immediately. To date, projects amounting to Rs. 2,243 million out of Rs. 2,250 million have been approved. The balance Rs. 79 million worth of proposals have been received and are under review, and will be approved in due course.

¶ 07 Thank you.