Missing Divinagumamain files

SUNDAY, 10 MAY 2015 

It is reported that five main files maintained by Divinaguam Department on Social Protection Fund have been missing since last week.

According to the sources, most important information such as evidence on convicts of former Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakshe and other officers were contained those missing files.

It is complained by department officers that, present minister has not shown any interest to protect those files containing even important information such as distribution of “Silredi” and printing of “Bodhipuja” books during the presidential election and those files have been misse placed by supporters of the convicts.

Social protection fund raised by deducting Rs 45 from each of 1.5 million Samurdhi recipients who are receiving Samurdhi allowance on monthly basis as such this is a huge fund amounting to several million of rupees. Main objective of the fund is to allocate money for welfare activities of the Samurdhi recipients.