The Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha
Dr. Anil Jayantha said district MPs should be informed of development allocations through the District Coordinating Committee, noting that opposition MPs attend the Gampaha District committee and that non-attendance by others should be examined. He argued that earlier practice of allocating decentralized budget funds per MP led to scattered spending with limited economic impact, and said the Government changed this approach in 2024 by allocating funds for district development rather than to individual MPs.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Let me clarify. MPs representing a district should be informed through the District Coordinating Committee. I represent Gampaha District. Opposition MPs attend the Gampaha District Coordinating Committee. If others do not attend, that should be looked into. Particularly, under the decentralized budget program targeted at development, there is a reason why allocations are made to districts. In 2022 and before, when money was given per MP, funds were distributed in a scattered manner rather than targeting development, and did not yield effective outcomes for the economy. As a result of those discussions, our Government had already changed this method in 2024. Even in 2024, funds were not given to MPs. We do not know exactly how it was done earlier, but last year funds were allocated for district development.
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