Number of SL Parliament MPs to be Increased to 240

The Srilanka  has proposed to  introduce a new  constitution  accommodating  amendments  required  in the current constitution  and  to find  resolution  for ethnic problems etc. Proposals were called from public. The constitution formulation council headed by the prime minister has appointed subcommittees on human rights, judiciary, public service, state finances, relations between the centre and the local government bodies, and law and order.

The new constitution is being formulated by a constitutional council, headed by the speaker and comprising the all 225 MPs.

The PM is to submit a report in early December on the devolution of powers, electoral system, powers of the executive and the nature of the state.

The parliament has seating facilities for 240 MPs, and current MPs  are limited 225. New constitution  proposed  said to have fixed the number of MPs at 240.

One hundred of them will be elected under the first-past-the-post system, while the other 100 will be elected under the proportional representation system.

Meanwhile, the six subcommittees on a new constitution are due to submit their reports tomorrow (19).