Cabinet decisions
Selling of paddy stocks utilising Government provision
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Agriculture
Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maithripala Sirisena to sell
15,000 MT of Nadu variety of paddy belonged to the 'Maha' season of
2008/2009 now lying at Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) stores and to fix
selling price at Rs. 33 per 1 kg of paddy in the open market.
Nearly 44,000 MT of paddy - Samba and Nadu purchased by the PMB
during Maha season of 2008/2009 and Yala Season of 2009 have been stored
as security stocks covering all zones.
Construction of a new building for Matara District Officers of Motor
Traffic
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Transport Minister
Dullas Alahapperuma to construct a new building for Matara district
officers of motor traffic and to assigning the construction project to
Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau on the below mentioned estimate
without following the normal tender procedure.
1st Phase - cost estimate Rs. 15,083,662.20. 2nd Phase - cost
estimate Rs. 12,133,068.80. 3rd Phase - cost estimate Rs. 17,764,145.19.
The total estimated cost for the construction is Rs. 44,024,204.99
Engagement of CECB as the Design and Build Contractor for
construction project of Sabaragamuwa University
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Higher Education
Minister W.A. Wishwa Warnapala to award the construction project of
Sabaragamuwa University to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
on Design and Build (Measure and pay) basis to construct a hostel
building for 240 students.
The estimated cost will be Rs. 175.68 million. Also a building
complex for the Faculty of Applied Sciences at a estimated cost of Rs.
296 million and to development of a playground and a pavilion at Rs. 121
million.
Allocation of land at St. Sebastian hill, Hulftsdorp to Colombo Bar
Association for a Modern Office Complex for Lawyers
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Urban Development
and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunewardena to allocate the
land in extent of 0A-2R-26.94p. Depicted as lots 1, & 2 in plan No. 1347
date 06.08.2002 made by K.P Chandrasekara, Licensed Surveyor, to the Sri
Lanka Bar Association to put up a modern office Complex for Lawyers at
Hulftsdorp on long term lease basis, to cancel the present lease granted
for the said car park and to get the physical possession of the
Cafeteria building from Sri Lanka Army.
Product quality certification of tea
The Cabinet has approved a joint memorandum submitted by Plantation
Industries Minister D.M. Jayarathne and the Science and Technology
Minister Prof. Tissa Vitarana to launch the product Quality
Certification of Tea.
The Sri Lanka Tea Board to join hands with the Sri Lanka Standards
Institution (SLSI) to launch the product Quality Certification of Tea.
In addition to the product Quality Certification scheme prevailed
under proposed certification the SLTB and SLSI have taken action on the
requirements Maximum residue levels of pesticides in tea to be included
into the certification process.
Amendment to the Licensing of Shipping Agents Act no 10 of 1972
The Cabinet has approved a memorandum submitted by Ports and Aviation
Minister Chamal Rajapaksa to instruct the legal draftsman to make
consequential amendments to instruct the legal draftsman to amend the
Licensing of shopping Agents Act No. 10 of 1972 to address the following
requirements, by incorporating suitable provisions to empower the
Minister in charge of the subject of shipping.
To regulate fees charged by the sectors coming under the purview of
the said Act, To stipulate minimum standards for financial
responsibility and operational viability of the respective sector coming
under the purview of the said Act, To specify minimum standards for
financial responsibility and operational viability of the respective
sectors coming under the purview of the said Act, and to instruct the
legal draftsman to make consequential amendments. |
