Sri Lanka, Sept. 4 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal to abolish the concessionary payment scheme granted for Members of Parliament to purchase houses from the "Viyathpura" housing complex.

Approval was granted by the Cabinet in July 2022 to provide 101 housing units from the "Viyathpura" housing complex on a rental basis for the period of one year, which was built by the Urban Development Authority for MPs who lost their houses due to the unrest that prevailed in the country on May 09, 2022.

Subsequently, MPs sought to purchase the houses under a concessionary payment method.

Accordingly, approval was granted at the Cabinet meeting held on July 15, 2024 to provide one housing unit that is sold to the general public ...