The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar
Ramalingam Chandrasekar said recent accidents affecting Southern fishermen highlighted shortcomings in existing fisher insurance, pension, and accident protection schemes. He stated that the Government has appointed a dedicated committee to conduct a scientific review of these schemes and will take measures for affected fishers based on its recommendations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, indeed, Southern fishermen have recently faced accidents and crises. The insurance and safety schemes for fishers have many problems—even during your time in office. There was no effective plan. Now we are undertaking a proper, scientific review of fisher insurance, pension schemes, and accident protection. A dedicated committee has been appointed, and based on its recommendations we will take appropriate measures for affected fishers.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9204