The Hon. Lal Premanath
Hon. Lal Premanath asked the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment to report on unresolved pension entitlements and arrears affecting Samurdhi Development Officers, including Government measures and timelines to address them. He also sought information on plans and progress for a promotions and grading system, action to expedite disciplinary proceedings over alleged misconduct and corruption, and steps to complete the computerization of the Samurdhi Bank system.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the unresolved issues that exist regarding the payment of pension entitlements and arrears of Samurdhi Development Officers; (ii) the prompt measures that have been taken by the Government to resolve them and the specific timeframe for implementing the same; (iii) whether it has been planned to expeditiously implement a proper system for their promotions and grading; (iv) if so, the progress of it at present; and (v) the steps that have been taken to expedite disciplinary action regarding the incidents of misconduct and corruption reported against Samurdhi Development Officers?
¶ 03 (b) Will he also inform this House of the steps that have been taken to complete the project to computerize the Samurdhi Bank system?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Lal Premanath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8960