Twenty MPs off to India for capacity building program

Deputy Speaker Dr. Rizvie Salih will head a team of 20  MPs  to India later this week, for a Capacity-Building Program at India’s Parliamentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) in New Delhi.

The tem consists of 20 Members of Parliament representing various political parties and four  officials of the Sri Lankan Parliament, including the Secretary General.

High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Santosh Jha met the inaugural batch of 24 participants at  India House today.

 The week-long programme will be from 26-30 May 2025 and will include components of sharing of best practices across legislative and budgetary processes, system of Parliamentary Committees and other related matters between the two democracies.

 While in India, participants will also have the opportunity to experience the richness of Indian art and culture, as well as witness the transformation underway in the Indian economy through site visits and suitable interactions, particularly across digital, IT, energy and urban mobility spheres.

This programme is being conducted pursuant to the announcement made by Prime Minister