President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced that the government will allocate Rs. 11,250 million through District Coordination Committees to resume the decentralized budget program that was halted for three years.
President Wickremesinghe says that the funds will be released to District Secretaries in the first week of January 2024.
He announced in parliament that the 2024 Budget Speech will be implemented under the Department of National Planning's supervision, using a systematic and standard approach.
“The economic crisis and lack of funds led to the temporary suspension of regional development programs, preventing public representatives from contributing to these activities,” he added.
Accordingly, starting next year, each district in the country will receive a decentralized budget based on the available number of seats.
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said today he wholly rejects the Batalanda Commission report and that it was appointed wholly with the intention slinging political mud at him.
Leader of the National People’s Party (NPP) and one time Propaganda Secretary of the JVP Wimal Weerawansa accused the Government of bringing back the “Batalanda Commission” for a media spectacle instead of a genuine concern for those who suffered during the 1988-1990 period.
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