Srilanka, March 19 -- The Parliament has approved the establishment of seven Sectoral Oversight Committees for the Tenth Parliament, following a motion presented by the House Leader, Minister Bimal Rathnayake on Monday (17).
The motion, put forward as per the decision of the Committee of Selection, received unanimous approval from the House.
An agreement was also reached regarding the distribution of committee chairmanships between the Government and the Opposition.
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 the Sectoral Ov...