Cabinet Decisions

Geographical indication protection for "Ceylon Tea" & other tea growing regions

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by the Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne is sought for Sri Lanka Tea Board to register the "Ceylon Tea" and other seven tea growing area named under geographical indication certification mark in Sri Lanka and other foreign countries on behalf of the Government.

Registration of ozone friendly tea logo by Sri Lanka Tea Board

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne to register the "Ozone Friendly Pure Ceylon Tea" Logo in Sri Lanka and other relevant tea importing countries on behalf of Government of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Tea Board to franchise and monitor the use of "Ozone Friendly Pure Ceylon Tea" Logo by the local tea trade members.

Issuing uniforms to officers in class I of the Office Employees Service

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister Dr. Sarath Amunugama to issue 2 shirts and 2 pairs of trousers per annum also to the officers in Class I of the Office Employees Service as in case of Class II officers of the Office Employees Service who are being issued with uniforms at present in the Government sector.

National Organic Control Authority (NOCA) establishment

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Export Development and International Trade Minister G.L. Peiris to register and recognise inspection and certification bodies and to establish required committees as necessary to ensure conformity to SLSI/international requirements, to maintain a register of operators subjected to the inspection system, to establish and amend as necessary guidelines, rules and standards to maintain quality of organic produce in Sri Lanka to meet the requirements of importing countries and to develop and promote organic produce for the export and domestic market, and to facilitate training in the organic sector.

Purchase of paddy by the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) during "maha" season 2008/09

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena to purchase 140,000 Metric Tones of Paddy by the Paddy Marketing Board at Rs.30/- per kilo of Samba and at Rs.28/- per kilo of Nadu and to obtain a sum of Rs. 4,060 Million from the General Treasury for purchase a quantity of 140,000 Metric Tones of paddy.

Committee of experts for reviewing the duties of the Examinations Department of Sri Lanka and to make recommendations for improvement of its quality to a high level of standards

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Education Minister Susil Premjayantha to appoint the Committee to make its recommendations for qualitative improvement and incorporating modern technologies in to the National testing process of the role of the Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka using the expertise knowledge and the experience in nationally and internationally.