Upali Pannilage
Upali Pannilage is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment. He recently made headlines in Parliament by highlighting the alarming statistic that one in every six individuals in Sri Lanka lives in poverty, particularly in rural areas. His remarks drew attention to the urgent need for policies aimed at addressing rural poverty and improving the living conditions of those in underprivileged communities.
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Upali Pannilage is the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment who presided over the opening ceremony of the new Medihelp branch.
මෙඩිහෙල්ප් කිරිබත්ගොඩට යළි පැමිණෙයි - Lankadeepa Online
Sri Lanka· 2026-05-29
Upali Pannilage, the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Empowerment, emphasized the need for a strong regulatory framework for microfinance.
වැරදි විදියට ශුද්ර ණය දුන්නොත් වැඩ වරදිSri Lanka· 2026-03-04
Upali Pannilage has been appointed as a member of the parliamentary special committee to investigate the incident related to the release of 323 containers without physical inspection.
කන්ටේනර් කමිටුවට උපාලි පන්නිලගේ - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2026-02-18
Minister Upali Pannilage made a statement regarding the number of families applying for welfare benefits in Sri Lanka.
දුප්පත්කම දේශපාලන ව්යාපාරයක්? - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-10-29Upali Pannilage is the Minister of Social Security and Community Empowerment.
කාටත් නිදහස් ජීවත ගෙවන්න ප්රතිපත්ති හදනවාSri Lanka· 2025-09-23
Upali Pannilage is the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Development in Sri Lanka.
අස්වැසුම තවත් ලක්ෂ නවයක් ඉල්ලලාSri Lanka· 2025-07-05
He spoke about the national program to alleviate rural poverty during a media briefing.
අස්වැසුම තවත් ලක්ෂ නවයක් ඉල්ලලාSri Lanka· 2025-07-03Upali Pannilage is the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment who officially announced the WhatsApp number.
දරුවන් නොසලකන වැඩිහිටියන්ගේ දුක කියන්න වට්ස් ඇප් අංකයක්Sri Lanka· 2025-06-16
He was elected as the chairman of the Sri Lanka-Switzerland Parliamentary Friendship Association.
ලංකා - ස්විට්සර්ලන්ත මිත්ර සංගම් සභාපති පන්නිලගේSri Lanka· 2025-04-09
He was elected as the chairman of the Sri Lanka-Switzerland Parliamentary Friendship Association.
ලංකා - ස්විට්සර්ලන්ත මිත්ර සංගම් සභාපති පන්නිලගේSri Lanka· 2025-04-09
Upali Pannilage, the Minister of Rural Development, stated in Parliament that one in six people in Sri Lanka is poor.
හය දෙනෙක්ගෙන් එක්කෙනෙක් දුප්පත් - Lankadeepa OnlineSri Lanka· 2025-03-05