Rs.5 mn allocation for development projects for each Grama Niladhari Division

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Rs.5 million for each Grama Niladhari Division to carry out essential development activities is to be allocated by the government, Information and Communication Technology State Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane said.

The State Minister made this observation addressing the media yesterday (Dec 17) at the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.

Under the first phase of the programme, Rs.2 million has already been allocated and letters informing these allocations have already been sent to the relevant divisional secretaries

He said a committee comprising of village level government officials including the Grama Niladari, Samurdhi Development Officer, Economic Development Officer, Agrarian Services Officer and public representatives of the area have already been appointed to determine the development activity that they should carry out.

Mr Abeywardena said instructions have already been made to begin these development activities by January.

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