One project for one village :
Rs 1m to develop one Grama Seva division
The Economic Development Ministry has planned to grant Rs. one
million to implement one development project in each Grama Seva Division
in the country, Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa said.
Minister Basil Rajapaksa at the review meeting. Picture
by Thusitha Chandrakumara |
He said so at a review meeting on One project for one village and
Pura Neguma development programmes held in the Ampara District
Secretariat office on February 28 under his patronage.
The project proposals of Local Government members and
parliamentarians in the area will be selected for this purpose.
The government has taken measures to select one village among several
developing villages and develop it to the level of a town under the Pura
Neguma programme. Measures are being taken to develop 503 villages under
O ne project for one village programme in the Ampara district.
Senior Minister P. Dayaratne, Local Government and Provincial
Councils Minister A. L. M. Athaullah, Eastern province governor Mohan
Wijewickrama, Sarath Weerasekara MP, Sriyani Wijewickrama MP also
participated at this meeting.
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