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The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 18 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025, Twenty-third Allotted Day - Committee Stage: Heads 149, 303, 194 and 219 (Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Youth Affairs and Sports)

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At the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, the Minister moved amendments on behalf of the Minister of Finance to increase capital allocations for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports. The total capital provision was amended to Rs. 5.5 billion, including a Rs. 500 million increase under Head 219, Programme 02, for the Department of Sports Development under Budget Proposal No. 27. The relevant recurrent and capital expenditures were put to the Committee and agreed to, and the Minister then moved that the Committee report progress and seek leave to sit again.

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¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, on behalf of the Minister of Finance, at the Committee Stage of the Appropriation Bill, 2025, I move the following for the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports:

¶ 02 On page 30, line 6, delete and substitute “Capital – Rs. 5,500,000,000.”

¶ 03 Question put, and agreed to.

¶ 04 Question, “That the increased sum of Rs. 5,500,000,000, for Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule” put and agreed to. Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 05 Head 194: Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,325,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,230,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Programme 02 – Development Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 3,105,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Programme 02 – Development Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,410,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 06 Head 219 – Department of Sports Development: Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 184,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Programme 01 – Operational Activities – Capital Expenditure, Rs. 36,000,000: Question put, and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 07 Programme 02 – Development Activities: Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,486,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 2,324,000,000.

¶ 08 At Committee Stage, I move an amendment under Head 219, Programme 02:

¶ 09 On page 30, line 13, delete and substitute: “Programme 02 – Development Activities Recurrent Rs. 2,486,000,000 Capital Rs. 2,824,000,000.”

¶ 10 (The purpose of this amendment is to increase Capital Provision by Rs. 500,000,000 under Budget Proposal No. 27 for Head 219.)

¶ 11 Questions on Head 219, Programme 02: Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 2,486,000,000: put and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule. Capital Expenditure, increased to Rs. 2,824,000,000: put and agreed to. Ordered to stand part of the Schedule as amended.

¶ 12 I move, “That the Committee do report Progress and ask for leave to sit again.”

¶ 13 Question put, and agreed to.

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Hansard, Tuesday, 18 March 2025 ·No. 1745915246032615 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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