Ajith Perera elected Chairman of Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development

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MP Ajith P. Perera was elected as the Chairman of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development.

The election was held during the inaugural meeting of the Committee for the 10th Parliament, convened last week at the Parliament complex.

In line with a prior agreement between the ruling party and the Opposition, the chairmanship of this particular Sectoral Oversight Committee was to be offered to a member of the Opposition.

Accordingly, the name of MP Perera was proposed for the chairmanship by MP Nalin Bandara Jayamaha and seconded by MP Jagath Vithana.

Subsequently, the National Transport Commission (Amendment) Bill, which was scheduled to be debated for the second reading in Parliament yesterday (5), was discussed and officials from several relevant institutions, including the Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry, were present.

The officials said that this Amendment Bill was presented by including provisions to solve the practical issues that the Transport Commission had been facing for a long time and the Bill was approved by the Committee.

Basic issues regarding fundamental changes that should be made in the transport sector were also discussed here.

MPs Manjula Suraweera Arachchi, Danushka Ranganath, Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana, and Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha were also present at this Committee meeting.