Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Tourism
Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe said Sri Lanka’s tourism has remained concentrated on coastal areas, with limited expansion into inland locations such as Gomaran Kadawala near Trincomalee. He stated that the Ministry is preparing provincial-level tourism plans to be completed within the year, which will inform a 10-year national tourism plan, with resources and action plans to be implemented through forthcoming Budgets.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, Sri Lankan tourism developed mainly around beaches; inland areas like Kandy and Nuwara Eliya have grown, but Trincomalee remains largely coastal. Expansion to interior locations like Gomaran Kadawala has yet to occur. As a Ministry, we are preparing provincial-centred tourism plans, to be completed this year, forming the basis for a 10-year national tourism plan. We will allocate resources and implement action plans through the upcoming Budgets.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 7 October 2025 ·No. 22573 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Tourism. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 October 2025. No. 22573. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9832