Deyata Kirula: National exhibition on Feb 04

Chaminda PERERA

COLOMBO: The Finance Ministry jointly with the Presidential Secretariat will organise a National exhibition Deyata Kirula-Rata Dinana Heta Dinata on February 4-7 at the BMICH depicting the Government's development endeavour under-10 year plan outlined in the Mahinda Chinthana.

Finance Deputy Minister Ranjith Siyabalapitiya addressing the media at the Government Information Department yesterday said the exhibition would portray the activities of State institutions under 14 sectors in the path to achieving 10 year development targets.

"Unlike other exhibitions, we have not allocated separate stalls for each government instution. Instead the instutions under a Ministry would demonstrate their activities and plans in a single stall at this exhibition which is entirely funded by private sector, the Deputy Minister said.

"Special transport and security arrangements are in place to facilitate visitors, he said

The private sector has joined hands with the government to make this event a success. They will demonstrate their products and services in their endeavour of uplifting people's living condition.

The Cultural Department has organised the first day cultural show while the Armed Forces and the Education Ministry cultural shows will be on February 05 and 06. Eminent artistes will perform in the last day show.

Presidential Secretary Lalith Weeratunga said the presidential secretariat uncovers government's efforts in bringing development to the village which is integral part of the national development.

"We aim at demonstrating the government's 10-year mechanism to achieve development targets as pledged by President Mahinda Rajapaksa in the Mahinda Chinthana.

This is a better exposition of what the government plans to do within next 10 years. We have made arrangement to uphold the security of visitors.

The instutions under Health and Social Welfare, Power and Energy, Provincial Councils, Media, Infrastructure Development, Finance, Commerce and Trade, Presidential Secretariat, Defence, State Governance, Industry, Education, Environment and Tourism, Agriculture, Transport, and private sector are expected to partipate in the exhibition.

This exhibition will be open from 10. am. to 12 midnight except on February 04. Tokyo Cement, Ceylinco Group, Sri Lanka Telecom, Cargills (Ceylon) Limited and Stassen Group are principal sponsors.

Media Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Ministry Secretary W. B. Ganegala also spoke. Heads of Media instutions and Information Department officials participated.