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?
Asked Date
2025-02-21
Asked by
Hon. Waruna Liyanage, M.P.
Ministry
Defence
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Distribution of compensation for the people affected by disasters
Answered Date
0000-00-00
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