Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam,— To ask the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development,— (1)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the former Ministry of Rural Economy submitted a proposal in 2015 to establish an Economic Centre in the Vavuniya District;
(ii) accordingly, an Economic Centre with 52 stalls was constructed in 2018 at Madaguwaiththakulam, along the Vavuniya-Kandy main road, at a cost of Rs. 263 million; and
(iii) although 7 years have passed since its construction, it has not been opened to date?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the measures that will be taken in this regard;
(ii) of the timeline for the opening of the aforesaid Economic Centre;
(iii) of the basis on which the 52 stalls available there, will be distributed; and
(iv) whether the aforesaid stalls will be provided to the traders who are currently engaged in wholesale vegetable trading?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-11-21
Asked by
Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, M.P.
Ministry
Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2025-11-21
Answered by
Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana, M.P.
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