Sectoral Oversight Committee discusses progress of 2025 budget proposals of several ministries

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability discussed the financial and physical progress of the budget proposals for the year 2025 of several ministries and the expected progress up to 31.12.2025.

This was discussed when the Committee met in Parliament recently under the chairmanship of the Member of Parliament Hector Appuhami.

Accordingly, the financial and physical progress of the budget proposals for the year 2025 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation, the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development, the Ministry of Plantations and Community Infrastructure and the Ministry of Environment and the expected progress up to 31.12.2025 were discussed.

Addressing the Committee, Appuhami stated that a comprehensive report should be submitted to Parliament, based on the inquiries made by the Committee, regarding the utilization of allocations and progress achieved by each relevant ministry under the 2025 budget. He further mentioned that the Committee will review the performance of all ministries that fall under its purview accordingly.

The Committee discussed the budget allocations made to each ministry and their expenditure progress, and it was recommended that reports on the fund utilization and progress of essential projects be submitted to the Committee.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa, Members of Parliament, J.C. Alawathuwala, Attorney-at-Law Sujeewa Senasinghe, Gnanamuththu Srineshan, Roshan Akmeemana, Chathuri Gangani, Susantha Kumara Navaratne, Kitnan Selvaraj, Attorney-at-Law Bhagya Sri Herath, Sudath Balagalla, Attorney-at-Law Chitral Fernando, Upul Kithsiri and M.S. Uthumalebbe also participated in this committee.