A Brief Colonial History Of Ceylon(SriLanka)
Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Sri Lanka: One Island Two Nations
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Thiranjala Weerasinghe sj.- One Island Two Nations
?????????????????????????????????????????????????Sunday, May 7, 2017
2017-05-06
The
government yesterday sought parliamentary approval for a supplementary
estimate to cover Rs. 330 million for the purchase of vehicles for three
cabinet ministers, three state ministers, a Provincial Governor and a
Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Among them, Rs. 43 million is for the purchase of a vehicle for Foreign
Employment Minister Thalatha Athukorala, another Rs. 42 million for
Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha and
Rs. 43 million for National Co-Existence, Dialogue and official Language
Minister Mano Ganesan.
A further Rs. 43.7 million has been allocated for the purchase of a
vehicle for city planning and water supply State Minister Sudarshani
Fernandopulle, Rs. 43 million for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Development State Minister Dilip Wedaarachchi and the balance payment of
Rs. 29 million for the purchase of a vehicle for Skills development and
vocational training State Minister Palitha Range Bandara.
Meanwhile, Rs. 43 million has been allocated for the purchase of a
vehicle for Eastern Provincial Council Governor Austin Fernando and
another Rs. 43 million to purchase a vehicle for the use of Secretary
(Parliamentary Affairs) to the Prime Minister’s office.
The estimate also sought approval to cover foreign travel expenses of
Foreign Affairs Ministry and Telecommunication and Digital
Infrastructure Ministry amounting Rs. 23.6 million and Rs. 0.9 million
respectively.
A supplementary allocation of Rs. 10 million was also sought for the
Expenditure on repairs and maintenance of official residence of
Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Musthapha. (Ajith Siriwardana)