Cabinet DECISIONS
Loans for self- employment
The Cabinet decided to introduce a scheme through a state bank to
provide loans up to a maximum of Rs 250,000 for self - employment to
10,375 persons from the North and East who have successfully completed
the rehabilitation programme conducted by the Commissioner General of
Rehabilitation on a proposal made by Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
Minister Chandrasiri Gajadeera.
As an initial measure, Rs 300 million will be released to the
Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Ministry to provide loans to 2,000
persons recommended by Divisional Secretaries.
Credit facilities to persons who wish to pursue vocational education
will be provided through the Bank of Ceylon.
Promotion of organic fertiliser production
The Agrarian Services and Wildlife Ministry's National Fertilizer
Secretariat has prepared a programme to establish 6,000 village level
organic fertiliser production units in agrarian services areas to
produce and distribute organic fertiliser among farmers at a low cost.
The joint proposal made by Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S
M Chandrasena and Agriculture Minister Mahinda Yapa Abeywardhana to
proceed with the project, which would provide about 30,000
self-employment opportunities and also reduce the expenditure on
chemical fertilizer, was approved by the Cabinet.
JICA help for Habaranac - Veyangoda transmission line project
The proposal made by the President, as the Finance and Planning
Minister, to enter into a loan agreement with Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the construction of the 220 KV
transmission line from Habarana to Veyangoda was approved by the
Cabinet.
The Japanese government has agreed to provide a loan of Japanese Yen
9,573 million (approximately Rs.l3,402 million) through JICA.
Rs 40,557 m JICA assistance for BIA development project phase 11
The Japanese government has agreed to provide a loan of Japanese Yen
28,969 million (approximately Rs 40,557 million) through Japan
International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to improve and modernize the
facilities of the Bandaranaike International Airport.
The proposal made by the President, as the Finance and Planning
Minister, to enter into a loan agreement with JICA, was approved by the
Cabinet.
Rs 28,500 m to purchase paddy in Maha season
The Cabinet decided to make available Rs 28,500 million as pledge
loan to Paddy Marketing Board, District Secretaries, Cooperative
Societies and the private sector to purchase paddy from the farmers
during 2011/2012 Maha season on proposal made by the President as the
Finance and Planning Minister.
Highway to be developed
The Bandaragama B216 Road from 0 to 11.78 Km and Waskaduwa -
Bandaragama (B458) Road from 0 to 12.07 Km have been identified for
rehabilitation from Bank of Ceylon funds.
The proposal made by the President, in his capacity as Ports and
Highways Minister, to award the contracts for the rehabilitation of the
following roads, on the recommendations of the Standing Cabinet
Appointed Procurement Committee, was approved by the Cabinet:
Kesbewa-Kindelpitiya-Bandaragama Road having a length of 1l.78 km at the
negotiated contract of Rs.1,029,906,963.14 and Waskaduwa-Bandaragama
Road having a length of 12.07 km at the negotiated contract of
Rs.l,073,816,085,52
IT literacy development project
It has been proposed to launch a three year special project aimed at
providing IT educational facilities, internet facilities as well as
educational software and teacher training to 5,000 primary schools,
including 1,590 small rural schools where the student population is less
than 50.
The programme is to be launched targeting each administrative
district each month and in the first two months of this year, the
districts of Badulla and Jaffna were targeted and thereafter, it will be
carried out throughout the island within the next 24 months, The
proposed activities include provision of computers, computer accessories
and furniture to selected schools in each district, filtered Internet
facilities through school net and training of at least two teachers etc.
The proposal made by the President, to proceed with the project, was
approved by the Cabinet.
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