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| Friday, 21 November 2003 |
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by Ramani Kangaraarachchi The Treasury has not sent to the Ranaviru Seva Authority a sum of Rs. 65.1 million being proceeds from the sale of the Jayaviru Sampatha lottery, for the period January 1 to August 31, 2003. Jayaviru Sampatha lottery was launched in June 2002 mainly as a fund raiser to the housing and welfare projects of the Authority. But the "Daily News" understands that the project work of the RVSA has been delayed now due to lack of funds. According to the Treasury regulations, 18 per cent of the lottery sales should go to the RVSA through the Treasury. The Lotteries Board has sent this amount to the Treasury by way of four cheques from January to July as follows. 1). Rs.24,526,710, 2) Rs. 13,832,028, 3) Rs. 7,461,306, 4) Rs.19,325,322. All what the RVSA has received this year was Rs. 17 million which was an arrears from 2002. The RVSA has inquired about this money on several occasions but there had been no response, Sarath Chandrasiri Vithana, Chief Executive Officer of the RVSA said. The Ranaviru Seva Authority was established in June 2002 by the President under a Parliamentary Act, to attend to the psycho-social and welfare needs of the MIA/KIA families, disabled in action and the combatants. The projects under the RVSA are Housing, Education, Skills, Disabled persons, Transit Camp, and the National Remembrance Park Trust. Nearly 33000, war heroes are benifited by these projects. So far, 856 houses have been completed, 281 are being built 1,539 scholarships have been provided, 3,992 placements for vocational training found under this projects, the RVSA said. Rs. 125 million has been so far received by the RVSA from the Lotteries Board towards these welfare projects from the sale of Jayaviru Sampatha. President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has allocated funds from the President's Fund several times too. |
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