Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana
2026-03-03
Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardhana raised a second supplementary question noting that the fuel subsidy for fishermen had been provided only once in the preceding one and a half years. He also referenced a protest by fishermen before the Presidential Secretariat regarding permission to conduct shore-seine (*madal*) operations using winches, and sought an update on the progress made following discussions on that matter.
Hon. Speaker, my second supplementary: The fuel subsidy has been given only once in the past one and a half years. Our fishermen even protested before the Presidential Secretariat, asking to allow madal (shore-seine) operations using winches. What progress has been made since that discussion?