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All Ministries and other government institutions were instructed to finalise their plans of action for 2006 by December 31, based on the ‘Mahinda Chintanaya’ programme of President Mahinda Rajapakse.

The officials of the Agricultural Development Ministry were among those who received a circular asking them to prepare such a programme. The problem is that many of the Government organisations do not have a copy of the President’s programme of action that he presented to the people during the elections. Officials say that when they are directed to prepare such a programme, at least they must be informed of the salient points included in the ‘Mahinda Chintanaya’ so that they can act accordingly.

Disaster for minister
Minister of Natural Disaster Relief Ameer Ali got a visa to visit India. He made one trip and returned to the country. Then he embarked on another visit to India not realising that he only had a single entry visa though it was valid for a further period of time.

On landing in India, he was in for a rude shock. The authorities there told him he had no valid visa to enter the country and put him into the next flight back to Mother Lanka.

Next time he should check his visa more carefully before he boards the plane for an overseas visit.

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