PARLIAMENT

Hon. Waruna Liyanage,—To ask the Minister of Defence,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House—

(i) of the amount of compensation paid and the outstanding compensation yet to be paid for the lives lost and the properties and businesses devastated owing to various natural disasters in each year from 2017 until now district-wise, separately;

(ii) whether he admits that the insurance scheme introduced under the National Insurance Trust Fund and established by Circular     No. 03/2016, is a great relief for the victims of the disasters;

(iii) whether he is aware that a considerable number of families have not received the said compensation due to the requirement made through Circular No. 01/2020 to the effect  that  the ownership of land should be established for compensation above  Rs.10,000/-;

(iv) whether he admits that the amount allocated per day is insufficient to provide dry rations and cooked food to a family affected by disasters; and

(v) whether measures will be taken to increase the assessment value  related to the assessment of disaster compensation, on account of the inadequacy of  assessment value prescribed by Circular NBRO/FL/DA/IN/R5 dated 09.09.2020?

(b) If not, why?