First Agrahara Ward opens today

Bandula Gunasekara in Buttala

The first Agrahara Ward in Sri Lanka built by the National Insurance Trust Fund (NITF) at the Dambagalla Hospital in Moneragala for the benefit of all state employees will be opened today concurrent to the Deyata Kirula Exhibition, National Insurance Trust Fund Chairman Senaka Abeygunasekara told the Daily News.

He said the National Insurance Trust Fund which has built the new ward costing Rs 2.5 million will be vested in state employees by Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya in association with the Uva Province Chief Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa.

“The NITF has taken steps to provide hospital equipment valued at Rs 1.5 million for this new ward,” he said.

“The National Insurance Trust Fund will provide Agrahara Wards for all the hospitals maintained by the Central Government and Provincial Councils islandwide.” “This would benefit state employees and their families who are members of the Agrahara Insurance Scheme up to year 2014,” said Abeygunasekara.