Sectoral Oversight Committees
Parliament announced the membership and chairpersons of seven Sectoral Oversight Committees covering governance and justice, economic development, infrastructure, education and workforce, health and media, environment and agriculture, and science and digital transformation. The list sets out the Members appointed to each committee, including the designated chairperson or chairman, for parliamentary oversight of the relevant policy areas.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Security Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika (Chairman), Hon. Faizer Mustapha, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. G. G. Ponnambalam, Hon. Mujibur Rahuman, Hon. Sanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, Hon. M. K. M. Aslam, Hon. (Mrs.) Thushari Jayasinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Sellaththambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Chandana Suriya Arachchi, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G. T. Suriya Bandara
¶ 02 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations Hon. (Miss) Lakmali Hemachandra (Chairperson), Hon. Jeevan Thondaman, Hon. Anuradha Jayarathna, Hon. Lakshman Nipunarachchi, Hon. Sivajilingam Sridharan, Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Athawuda, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilanthi Kottahatchi, Hon. Kanthasamy Prabu, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayaka, Hon. Suranga Ratnayaka, Hon. Dilina Samarakoon
¶ 03 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development Hon. S. M. Marikkar (Chairman), Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilangkumaran, Hon. Saththura Kalapathi, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Danushka Ranganath, Hon. B. A. S. Niroshan Egoda Vithana, Hon. Jagath Withana, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. (Mrs.) Geetha Herath
¶ 04 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Workforce and Human Capital Hon. Hesha Withanage Angumbura Arachchi (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) V. S. Radhakrishnan, Hon. Aboobacker Aathambawa, Hon. (Miss) Krishnan Kalaichelvi, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilusha Lakmali Kamage, Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake, Hon. Shanaka Madugoda, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Thurairaja Ravikaran, Hon. Sunil Rajapaksa
¶ 05 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Mass Media and Women’s Empowerment Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe (Chairman), Hon. Munir Mulafar, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Archchuna, Hon. (Mrs.) Samindrani Kiriella, Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bhavanandarajah, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. Ruwan Mabalagama
¶ 06 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability Hon. Hector Appuhami (Chairman), Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. Gnanamuthu Srinesan, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Upul Kithsiri, Hon. (Mrs.) M. A. C. S. Saththuri Gangani, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Chitral Fernando, Hon. Sudath Palakalla, Hon. Kittnan Selvaraj, Hon. Bhagya Sri Herath
¶ 07 Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Argam Ilyas, Hon. Lasith Bhashana Kamage, Hon. Saththura Kalapaththi, Hon. Danura Dissanayake, Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. M. Nizam Kariappar
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Cite as: Sectoral Oversight Committees. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8623