Rs. 57 m for 555 Samurdhi projects

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

COLOMBO: The Sri Lanka Samurdhi Authority has allocated Rs. 57 million for 555 projects conducted by the Samurdhi Authority.

Under this programme, the Samurdhi Authority will financially assist the Human Resources Development and Industrial Development of 555 projects for the year 2007. The programme is scheduled to be completed within 2007 itself under two stages.

Initially, 313 training programmes will be carried out in 60 Divisional Secretariat areas in 18 districts for field officers. The programme has aimed to train 2,120 Samurdhi Development Officers and 170 Samurdhi Managers. Samurdhi Authority sources said the authority has allocated Rs. 30 million for these training programmes.

In addition Rs. 1 million has been allocated for undergoing various training programmes which are conducted by external organisations for officers attached to the authority. This will be carried out under the theme Human Resources Development and the authority aims to uplift the productivity, efficiency of its officers.

Further Rs. 7 million has also been allocated for international training programmes for identified officers.

Moves are under way to develop the Samanala Wewa training Centre and Samurdhi Bank Units. The Authority has allocated Rs. 9 million for fulfilling land requirements of Samurdhi Bank.