The first ticket of the lottery ‘Jathika Sampatha’ which is to be issued with the objective of further improving of the benefits given through ‘Srama Vasana Fund’ affiliated to the Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations, was sold to President Maithripala Sirisena today at the President’s Official Residence, President Media Unit said.
The lottery was sold to the President by the Minister of Labour W. D. J. Senavirathne. It is expected to raise five million rupees contribution for Srama Vasana Fund from this special lottery issued parallel to the Srama Vasana Week.
The promotion of this special lottery is carried out jointly by the Shrama Vasana Fund and the National Lotteries Board. It is designed to sell five lakhs of lottery tickets through the Shrama Vasana Fund and another 5 lakhs of lottery tickets through the newly appointed agent and Labour Department as well as another 15 lakhs of lottery tickets through the National Lotteries Board, a total of 2.5 million tickets.
State Minister of Labour, Ravindra Samaraweera, Chairman of National Lotteries Board, Shamila Perera, Acting General Manager, Prabhath Teja, Secretary to the Ministry of Labour, Gotabaya Jayaratne and others participated in the event.
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