A Letter To The President On An Effective Finance Commission & Essential Prerequisite For Genuine Devolution

By Chandra Jayaratne –September 29, 2015 

Chandra Jayaratne

Dear Mr. President,

An Independent, Representative, Professional and Visionary Finance Commission Discharging its Accountability with Efficiency, Economy and Effectiveness Is Key to Achieving a Balanced, Inclusive and Equitable Socio Economic Development of the Provinces and the Country

Your commitment to ensuring peace, harmonious co-existence, and embedding shared positive societal values and norms amongst all citizens, and associated commitments for growth and development led sustainable prosperity and happiness to be shared by all citizens, where ever they may live in the country, have been clearly articulated in following speeches you delivered since assumption of office;

• Independence day[i]
• Occasion that marked 100 days since election as President[ii]
• Ranaviru Day[iii]
• Ceylon Chamber of Commerce Economic Summit[iv]
• Meeting with the Diplomatic Community[v]

Within the next few days, You and the Government led by you, will accept further commitments arising from;

• The adoption of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals 2016-2030[vi]
• The resolution on promoting reconciliation, accountability and human rights in Sri Lanka[vii]

The above commitments of the government, especially in removing inequalities in national resource allocations led disparities in provincial value addition and household incomes, to be delivered will require change management led new leadership approach to socio-political and economic governance of Sri Lanka.                                          Read More