Cabinet decisions

Promotions in Sri Lanka Principals' Service

The cabinet has approved memorandum submitted as the Minister of Education A.D. Susil Premajayantha to make recruitments and to grant promotions to the officers engaged in service and who have fulfilled the statutory requirements by filling all vacancies disregarding the 60 percent and 40 percent limits imposed for seniority and merit.

The Cabinet also approved to delegate authority to the Education Ministry Secretary to grant promotions indicated above until the Public Service Commission is appointed.

MoU between Labour institutions in SL and India

The cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Labour Relations and Man Power Minister Athauda Seneviratne to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between VV Giri National Labour Institute, India and the National Institute of Labour Studies, Sri Lanka.

The objective of the National Institute of Labour studies, inter-alia, are implementing Workers' Education Programs with the collaboration of local and foreign Institutes to conduct seminars, workshops, conferences on labour studies, to work in close collaboration with Institutions and Organizations, both national and foreign with similar objectives, and broaden the knowledge base on labour issues by carrying out research and studies.

Sri Lankan Consulate office to Chengdu-China

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Foreign Affairs Minister, Rohitha Bogollagama for the establishment of a Consulate General in Chengdu with immediate effect with the required staff.

The decision was taken to open Consulate in Chengdu with the objective of attending to promotion of investment, tourism and trade and also to provide consular assistance in the Central and Western China while the Consulate in Shanghai is looking for Sri Lanka's interests in Eastern China.

Procurement of Consulting Service to Township Development Component

The cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister for the award of the contract for the Consulting Services of the Township Development Component of the Greater Colombo Urban Transport Development Project (Outer Circular Highway project) to M/s Oriental Consultants Co., Limited of Japan and their local associate M/s Greentech Consultants (Pvt) Limited subject to the financial ceilings of Japanese Yen 201.6 million and LKR 145 million and entering into contract accordingly.

Recognition of Certificates issued to Seafarers between SL and Japan

The Cabinet has approved to a memorandum submitted by Ports and Aviation, Minister Chamal Rajapaksa to sign the Undertaking concerning Recognition of Certificates issued to seafarers, between Sri Lanka and Japan.

Additionally, the approval was granted to empower the Director General of Merchant Shipping, Ministry of Ports and Aviation to sign the above Undertaking.