Sevana Jana Sevana lottery ticket on sale today
The Sevana Lottery will be launched in a new format as SEVANA-JANA
SEVANA lottery for sale from today. The launching ceremony will be held
at P. D. Sirisena Sports Grounds at Maligawatte.
Construction, Engineering Service ,Housing and Common
Amenities Minister Wimal Weerawansa displays the new Sevana
– Jana Sevana lottery ticket at a media briefing in
Colombo. |
It is introduced with the intention of attracting more public
contributions towards the Sevana Housing project, initiated to provide
houses to homeless and the poor.
A media release issued by the President’s Media Unit said that the
income earned by selling the lottery will be utilized to provide houses
to the homeless ad the poor.
This lottery is a combined effort of the National Lotteries Board and
the Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
Ministry.
The media release adds, a recent survey conducted by the Census and
Statistics Department revealed that over 700,000 families live in houses
which are in a very dilapidated state while 900,000 live in shanties.
The survey also revealed that nearly 60,000 families live in shanties in
Colombo city.
The new Lottery was presented to President Mahinda Rajaaksa at Temple
Trees last week. |