Rs 100 m for childhood development activities

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

The government has allocated Rs 100 million for early childhood development activities which guides the younger generation to healthy and knowledgeable life, fulfilling a 2012 budget proposal.

The ministry on the advice of Child Development and Women's Affairs Minister Tissa Karalliyadda, has planned to provide several basic requirements with immediate effect by utilizing the budgetary allocations.

The ministry has sought the ideas and proposals of officials in the child development sector at regional level on this issue.

The minister had a discussion recently in this regard with the regional commissioner, Probation and Child Care Services Department officials, District Secretaries and field officials.

The ministry will carefully consider the ideas and proposals put forward at the meeting and take measures to solve the urgent problems.