Hon. Ajantha Gammeddage
2026-02-17
Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Sunil Kumara Gamage outlined government efforts to develop sports infrastructure in the Northern and Eastern provinces. He noted that equipment has been provided to schools in Trincomalee and Ampara districts to introduce leather-ball cricket, and confirmed that Budget allocations have been made to identify and address deficiencies in school sports facilities in these regions.
Hon. Member, we are undertaking substantial work to develop sports in the North and East. In districts like Trincomalee and Ampara, we have provided equipment to schools that did not play leather-ball cricket and planned to introduce it. We have allocated funds in this year’s Budget to identify and address deficiencies in school sports facilities in these areas and will proceed accordingly.