Cabinet Decisions

National action plans for enhancing education

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Education Minister Susil Premajayanth for the setting up of national action plans for enhancing education for peace and sustainable development.

Posthumous promotions to male/female police personnel

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Defence, Public Security, Law and Order Minister to extend the granting of posthumous promotions which have already been granted to the Police personnel who died due to terrorist activities, to the male/female Police personnel who died under the circumstances arising beyond any error of their while performing their normal official duties.

Waste water management system for Kattankudy

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Water Supply and Drainage Minister A.L.M. Athaullah to implement a new waste water disposal system for Kattankudy Divisional Secretariat Division.

The total expenditure for the implementation of the project is Rs. 4,215.1 million, will be included in the Public Investment Program for 2010-2012.

The project will be completed by 2012.

Purchasing of 6,000 rails to Sri Lanka Railway

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma to purchase 6,000, 20 metre EN 45 E1 rails for Sri Lanka Railways. Accordingly the tender will be awarded to the M/s Corus Rail France S.A.

The total FOB value for the purchasing of rails is Euro 3,490,700 which includes 0.1 percent of local agent commission.

Methodology for repair of minor irrigation projects

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena which includes the proposals aimed at successfully finding solutions to streamline minor irrigation projects.

A 'Joint Steering Committee' will be appointed for each district by the Agrarian Development Department and the institution holding responsibility of irrigation of the respective Provincial Council and planning of all minor irrigation repairs to be decided by that committee.

An annual budgetary allocation for minor irrigation repairs to be given to Provincial Councils as well as Agrarian Development Department.

Coordination and operation of this task to be assigned to the Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Ministry which begin the line Ministry responsible for this subject under the central Government.

Greater Ratnapura water supply scheme

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Water Supply and Drainage Minister A.L.M. Athaullah for the implementation of Greater Ratnapura Water Supply Scheme in two phases/ water treatment plants.

The External Resources Department (ERD) will be directed to seek funding from the Spanish Government or any other funding source.

Infrastructure facilities to institutions under Health Ministry

The Cabinet has approved three separate cabinet memorandum submitted by Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva for the construction of an Accident Unit and Emergency Treatment Unit for the General Hospital in Ratnapura, a Cancer ward Complex for Teaching Hospital in Batticaloa, an Operating Theatre Complex for Teaching Hospital in Kegalle.

The estimated cost for the new Accident Unit and Emergency Treatment Unit of the General Hospital in Ratnapura is Rs. 502,868,607.

The estimated cost for Cancer Ward Complex in Batticaloa hospital is Rs. 123,146,870 and Rs. 332,936,376 will be spent on the construction of Operating Theatre Complex in Kegalle hospital.

The construction work of all these three complexes will be assigned to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB).

Taking over Moneragala District General Hospital to the Central Government

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Healthcare and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva to take over the Moneragala District General Hospital to the Central Government.

Development of Kadawata town centre

The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardena to award the construction work of bus stand and infrastructure facilities to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) with the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation (SLLE & DC) as the co-partner of the construction work.