382/2025

Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardhana,—To ask the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House —

(i) of the number of Samurdhi Development Officers in service at present and the number of vacancies existing in the post concerned at present, separately;

(ii) whether new officers will be recruited for the vacancies concerned;

(iii) of the number of the Samurdhi Managers who are in service at present and the number of those who cover the duties of Samurdhi Managers, separately;

(iv) of the number of the Samurdhi Development Officers and the Samurdhi Managers who have retired by now, separately; and

(v) whether they are paid pensions?

(b) Will he also inform this House —

(i) whether the functions of Samurdhi Development Officers and those of Samurdhi Managers are similar;

(ii) whether Samurdhi Development Officers and Samurdhi Managers have promotion schemes; and

(iii) if so, of the respective schemes, separately?

(c) Will he further inform this House of the —

(i) number of Samurdhi Banks that have been established by now; and

(ii) course of action planned for the Samurdhi programme?

(d) If not, why?