2023-04-03
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Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Prime Minister stated that it is the responsibility of the heads of institutions and the Secretaries to the Ministries to provide the annual reports of each institution under the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government to the Parliament without delay, and therefore, arrange to provide the reports to the Parliament as soon as possible.
This was taken into discussion at the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government held on the 24th March 2023 under the Chairmanship of Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, Prime Minister.
The Ministerial Consultative Committee took to account the annual reports of several institutions for approval, where attention was paid to certain annual reports pertaining to the years 2018 and 2019. The Prime Minister explained to the Committee matters regarding the concerning situation caused by the delay in submission of annual reports to Parliament. Furthermore, the Members pointed out that although it is necessary to provide the previous annual reports, it is more important to provide the reports of the relevant years as soon as possible. Thus, the Prime Minister instructed the officials to submit the relevant annual reports to the Parliament without delay.
It was also discussed about giving appointments related to the Occupation for a hundred thousand program and the Committee Members were of the view that the selected candidates should be given appointments within the districts they are in, and recommendations for that should not be made by other parties. Thus, the Prime Minister gave instructions to the officials to implement the decision to make the appointments considering the respective areas.
Leader of the Opposition, Hon. Sajith Premadasa commented on the need to increase the offices of the Divisional Secretariats for several districts, the factors to be considered in determining a rural service domain, the need to practice English language literacy and information technology in the public service to which the Prime Minister instructed the relevant departments to look into the said and take relevant action.
Moreover, there was a discussion about making several urban councils existing in several districts into municipal councils.
State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Hon. Janaka Wakkumbura, State Minister of Home Affairs, Hon. Ashoka Priyantha, Sate Ministers Hon. Indika Anuruddha Herath, Hon. Prasanna Ranaweera, Hon. Shantha Bandara, Hon. D. B. Herath, Members of Parliament Hon. J. C. Alawathuwala, Hon. Yadamini Gunawardena, Hon. M. Rameshwaran, Hon. Mayadunna Chinthaka Amal, Hon. U. K. Sumith Udukumbura, Hon. Thisakutti Arachchi, Hon. Kumarasiri Rathnayaka, Hon. (Ms.) Kokila Gunawardena, Hon. Jagath Samarawickrama, Hon. (Ms.) Muditha Prishanthi, Hon. Sivagnanam Sritharan, Hon. Weerasumana Weerasinghe, Hon. Premnath C. Dolawatte, Hon. (Major) Sudarshana Denipitiya, Hon. Sampath Athukorala, Hon. Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha were present at the Committee meeting held.
2026-06-19
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environment focused its attention on the issue of water pollution in the Kelani River when it met in Parliament recently (10th June) under the chairmanship of the Hon. Minister of Environment, Dr. Dammika Patabendi.During the meeting, the Committee was briefed on the progress of discussions being held with companies that have expressed willingness to invest in a project aimed at cleaning the waters of the Kelani River.The Committee also discussed a number of proposals and other issues raised by Hon. Members of Parliament.The meeting was attended by Hon. Members of Parliament and officials.
2026-06-18
A meeting of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus was held in Parliament recently to discuss the importance of incorporating Gender-Responsive Budgeting into Sri Lanka’s national budget formulation process and to examine the challenges associated with its implementation.The meeting was chaired by the Chairperson of the Caucus and Hon. Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj. Hon. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya also participated in the discussion.A key concern raised during the discussion was the lack of adequate data and indicators to accurately assess and measure women’s economic contributions within the budgetary process. Drawing on examples of approaches adopted in India and other countries, members of the Caucus underscored the need to identify and address existing systemic and technical gaps in Sri Lanka’s budgeting framework.The Caucus also emphasized the importance of disaggregating data by gender in project reporting and strengthening digital data management systems to support such efforts. It was further noted that identifying relevant gender-related considerations at the initial stages of project design and implementation at the ministerial level would facilitate more effective project analysis, monitoring, and evaluation of outcomes.The need to move away from existing traditional and time-consuming methods towards formal online systems and data-driven analytical tools was also emphasized.The current progress and challenges in integrating Gender-Responsive Budgeting into Sri Lanka’s public financial policy were discussed in detail during the meeting.It was also emphasized that such budgeting should not be limited to nominal percentages in documents, but that the need to establish a formal framework and data system to ensure it has a real and practical impact was also highlighted.The Hon.Deputy Chairperson of Committees Hemalee Weerasekera, Hon. Deputy Minister Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne, Co-Vice Chairpersons of the Caucus, Hon. Members of Parliament Chamindrani Kiriella, Attorney at Law and Samanmalee Gunasinghe, Hon. Members of Parliament Thushari Jayasinghe, Attorney at Law, Krishnan Kaleichelvi, Sagarika Athauda ,Attorney at Law, Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney at Law, Ambika Samivel and Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law, along with a group of officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, also participated in the event.
2026-06-17
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government met recently (Jun. 12) at Parliament under the chairmanship of the Hon. Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Prof. A.H.M.H. Abayarathna.During the meeting, Members of Parliament discussed a range of issues and proposals relating to their respective electorates, as well as several other matters of public importance.Hon. Members of Parliament and officials were present at the meeting.
2026-06-17
The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs met recently (Jun. 09) at Parliament under the chairmanship of the Hon. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi.During the meeting, Members of Parliament discussed a number of proposals and issues, including reviewing the progress of discussions initiated with the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education and the Department of Examinations regarding the formulation of regulations to prevent the conduct of private tuition classes on Sunday mornings, thereby facilitating the holding of Dhamma School classes on Sundays.The meeting was attended by Hon. Deputy Ministers, Hon. Members of Parliament and officials.
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