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Key parliamentary committees: Members to be named this week

08 Sep 2020

By Skandha Gunasekara Parliament is scheduled to appoint a number of key committees including the Committee on Public Finance and the Committee on High Posts. Minister of Mass Media Keheliya Rambukwella said the appointments would be made as scheduled. “The Committees on High Posts and Public Finance will be appointed tomorrow.” In addition, 28 ministerial consultative committees are also to be appointed. The committees are as follows:
  1. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence
  2. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance
  3. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Buddhasasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs
  4. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Urban Development and Housing
  5. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice
  6. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign Affairs
  7. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Public Services, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
  8. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education
  9. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health
  10. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Labour
  11. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environment
  12. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Wildlife and Forest Conservation
  13. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Agriculture
  14. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Irrigation
  15. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Lands
  16. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Fisheries
  17. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Plantation
  18. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Water Supply
  19. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Power
  20. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Energy
  21. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Ports and Shipping
  22. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Highways
  23. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport
  24. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Sports and Youth Affairs
  25. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Tourism
  26. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade
  27. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industries
  28. Ministerial Consultative Committee on Mass Media
Each ministerial consultative committee shall consist of the relevant Cabinet Minister as the Chair, State Minister, the Deputy Minister, and Five other MPs nominated by the Committee of Selection.


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