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12 March 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2025 - Committee Stage: Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

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Parliament agreed to amend Head 285, Programme 02, increasing the capital provision by Rs. 500 million to Rs. 4,261 million, incorporating allocations under Budget Proposal No. 33, while approving recurrent expenditure of Rs. 6,406 million. The Committee then approved allocations for the Department of Land Commissioner General, Department of Land Title Settlement, and Department of Surveyor General of Sri Lanka across specified recurrent and capital expenditure programmes. It proceeded to take up Head 289, the Department of Export Agriculture, with proposed Programme 02 allocations of Rs. 1,101 million in recurrent expenditure and Rs. 1,371 million in capital expenditure.

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¶ 01 Aye.

¶ 02 Resolved:

¶ 03 "On page 18, line 20, delete and substitute the following:

¶ 04 Programme 02 Development Activities Rs. 6,406,000,000 Rs. 4,261,000,000"

¶ 05 [The Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha]

¶ 06 (The intention of this amendment is to increase the capital provision by Rs. 500,000,000 for Head 285 by incorporating allocations made under Budget Proposal No. 33.)

¶ 07 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 6,406,000,000, for Head 285, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 08 Head 285, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 09 Question, "That the increased sum of Rs. 4,261,000,000, for Head 285, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 10 Head 285, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 11 HEAD 286.- DEPARTMENT OF LAND COMMISSIONER GENERAL

¶ 12 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 706,000,000

¶ 13 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 706,000,000, for Head 286, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 14 Head 286, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 15 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 70,000,000

¶ 16 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 70,000,000, for Head 286, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 17 Head 286, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 18 HEAD 287.- DEPARTMENT OF LAND TITLE SETTLEMENT

¶ 19 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 843,000,000

¶ 20 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 843,000,000, for Head 287, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 21 Head 287, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 22 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 24,000,000

¶ 23 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 24,000,000, for Head 287, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 24 Head 287, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 25 HEAD 288.- DEPARTMENT OF SURVEYOR GENERAL OF SRI LANKA

¶ 26 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 370,000,000

¶ 27 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 370,000,000, for Head 288, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 28 Head 288, Programme 01, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 29 Programme 01.- Operational Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 175,000,000

¶ 30 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 175,000,000, for Head 288, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 31 Head 288, Programme 01, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 32 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 4,688,000,000

¶ 33 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 4,688,000,000, for Head 288, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 34 Head 288, Programme 02, Recurrent Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 35 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Capital Expenditure, Rs. 608,000,000

¶ 36 Question, "That the sum of Rs. 608,000,000, for Head 288, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, be inserted in the Schedule" put and agreed to.

¶ 37 Head 288, Programme 02, Capital Expenditure, ordered to stand part of the Schedule.

¶ 38 HEAD 289.- DEPARTMENT OF EXPORT AGRICULTURE

¶ 39 Programme 02.- Development Activities - Recurrent Expenditure, Rs. 1,101,000,000; Capital Expenditure, Rs. 1,371,000,000

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