2026-02-18 / oral_question: Oral Question Q.1500/2025 - Estate Houses in Ratnapura District

The Hon. B. Ariyawansha

2026-02-18

## Summary Hon. B. Ariyawansha submitted Written Question No. 1500/2025 to the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure seeking detailed information on estate housing in the Ratnapura District. The question requests a three-part response covering the total number of estate houses in the district, a year-by-year breakdown of funds allocated for their development from 2020 to the present, and the government's future plans for improving those houses. The question includes a standard accountability clause requesting justification if the information is not provided.

Question No. 1500/2025 to the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure: (a) Will he inform this House: (i) the number of estate houses in the Ratnapura District; (ii) the amount of funds allocated for the development of those estate houses from 2020 to date, separately for each year; and (iii) the measures to be taken in the future to develop those estate houses? (b) If not, why?