The meeting of the Committee on Parliamentary Business which was held today (04), under the chairmanship of the Speaker of Parliament, (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne has decided to take up Supplementary Estimate No. 8 of 2026 for debate and approval tomorrow (05).
The Supplementary Estimate has been presented to allocate a sum of Rs. 4,261 million (Rs. 4,261,000,000.00) from the Consolidated Fund or any other fund or money belonging to the Government to the Sri Lanka Air Force, the Department of Communication of Parliament said in a statement.
The funds are intended for the establishment of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) system for the Sri Lanka Air Force, taking into consideration the changing operational environment and emerging threats arising from persistently adverse weather conditions in the Bay of Bengal and surrounding areas, which are vulnerable to natural disasters, the statement stated .
In addition, as previously decided, the Trusts (Amendment) Bill (Second Reading) will be taken up for debate from 11.30 a.m. to 5.00 p.m., provided that the Bill is not challenged before the Supreme Court under Article 121 of the Constitution.
There will be no changes to the parliamentary business scheduled for Friday (06), it added.
