Parliament approves the establishment of seven Sectoral Oversight Committees

Parliament has approved the motion to establish seven Sectoral Oversight Committees for the Tenth Parliament.

As per the decision taken by the Committee of Selection, the motion in this regard was presented to Parliament yesterday (17) by the Leader of the House of Parliament and Minister Bimal Rathnayake, upon which the approval of the House was granted. Furthermore, an agreement was reached regarding the distribution of chairmanships of these Sectoral Oversight Committees between the Government and the Opposition, Parliament's Department of Communications stated. 

Accordingly, the chairmanships of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations, Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women's Empowerment, Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation, and Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection were agreed to be allocated to the Government.

Meanwhile, approval was granted to allocate the chairmanships of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development, Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital, and Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability to the Opposition.