The Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, I move the following amendment for the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development:

¶ 02 On page 26, line 14, delete and substitute “Capital – Rs. 9,138,000,000.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 9,138,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to.

¶ 05 Head 149, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure – Rs. 1,392,700,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Head 149, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure – Rs. 143,800,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 07 Programme 02 – Development Activities: Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,069,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 8,426,500,000.

¶ 08 At Committee Stage, I move an amendment under Head 149, Programme 02:

¶ 09 On page 26, line 18, delete and substitute: “Programme 02 – Development Activities Recurrent Rs. 3,069,000,000 Capital Rs. 8,926,500,000.”

¶ 10 (The purpose of this amendment is to increase Capital Provision by Rs. 500,000,000 under Budget Proposal No. 35 for Head 149.)

¶ 11 Questions on Head 149, Programme 02: Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,069,000,000: put and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Capital Expenditure, increased to Rs. 8,926,500,000: put and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule as amended.

¶ 12 Head 303 – Department of Textile Industries: Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 343,300,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Programme 02 – Development Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 67,700,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.