Cabinet DECISIONS
Cabinet granted approval to proceed with the project for the supply,
installation, testing and commissioning of two Cardiac Catheterization
Systems and two Echo Cardiograph Machines to the Cardiology Department
of the National Hospital on the recommendation of Health Minister
Maithripala Sirisena.
Cabinet granted approval to strengthen the patient care services of
Hambantota Districts General Hospital, Tissamaharama District Hospital
and Karawanella Base Hospital by providing essential equipment and to
obtain and evaluate proposal from the supplier of Spain for the total
value of euro 7,237,484 million.
Cabinet granted approval to hold the Commonwealth Games Competition
2018 in Sri Lanka on the recommendation of Sports Minister CB Ratnayake.
Cabinet granted approval to establish the National Road Safety
Commission as a new institution on road safety under the Transport
Ministry with minimum cost to the Government on the recommendation of
Transport Minister Kumar Welgama. Once this is set up, the National
Council for Road Safety established by the Motor Traffic (Amendment) Act
No.05 of 1998 will be dissolved.
On the recommendation of Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika
Ranawaka, Cabinet granted approval to award the contract for the supply
and delivery of material for the project for Extension to the Rural
Electrification Project IV to expand the electricity coverage of the
North Central Province to 100 percent to the existing contractor for
Rural Electrification Project IV who has been selected through
competitive bidding process. This will cost US $ 56,788,335,50.
Cabinet granted approval to award the contract for construction of
the Sri Lanka High Commission Chancery building in Canberra at a total
estimated cost of Australian Dollars 7.2 million with GST on the
recommendation of External Affairs Minister Prof GL Peiris.
On the recommendation of Economic Development Minister Basil
Rajapaksa, Cabinet granted approval to construct the building for
pavement hawkers and to award the contract to the CECB at the cost of Rs
19,200,000 plus VAT and to obtain funds from the Economic Development
Ministry and to handover the administration and maintenance of the
building to the Colombo Municipal Council.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Finance and
Planning Minister, Cabinet granted approval to sign the Exchange of
Notes and enter into a Grant Agreement with JICA to obtain a grant of
Japanese Yen 1,217 million for reconstruction of the five bridges in the
Eastern Province - four bridges on Peradeniya-Badulla-Chankalady (A5)
Road and one bridge on the Batticaloa-Trincomalee (A15) Road. On the
recommendation of Higher Education Minister SB Dissanayake, Cabinet
granted approval to sign an MoU between the Higher Education Ministry
and the People's Government of Yunnan Province of the People's Republic
of China to develop bilateral exchange programs and additional
co-operation in the sphere of higher education between the two
countries.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Finance and
Planning Minister, a concessionary loan has been provided by the Chinese
Government for the supply of two MA - 60 Aircraft to Sri Lanka.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Finance and
Planning Minister, the Government of China has agreed to extend a
Buyer's Credit Facility through the Export Import Bank of China
amounting to US $ 141,604,966 to finance the rehabilitation and
improvement of 153 km length Kandy to Jaffna road (A9). Total cost of
the project is US $ 166,594,076.66.
The Chinese Government has also agreed to extend a Buyer's Credit
Facility through the Export Import Bank of China amounting to US $
75,420,000 to finance the rehabilitation and improvement of 84 km length
Jaffna-Point Pedro Road (AB32) and Jaffna-Palali Road (AB18).
In another project with Credit Facility of (EXIM) Bank to the tune of
US $ 85,287,000 will be obtained for rehabilitation and improvement of
42.4 km length of Mullaitivu-Kokilai-Pulmudai Road (B297), 52.6 km
length of Oddusuddan-Nedunkerny Road (B334) and Mullaitivu-Puliyankulam
Road (B296).
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Finance and
Planning Minister, the Government of China has agreed to extend a
Buyer's Credit Facility through the Export Import (EXIM) Bank of China
amounting to US $ 31,659,391.82 for the procurement of material for the
Northern Province Power Sector Development Program.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Finance
and Planning Minister, Budget 2011 is expected to be formulated with
greater focus on the Government's responsibility to transform Sri Lanka
as one of the emerging economies in Asia in the background of ending of
terrorism which had lasted for about three decades. Cabinet granted
approval for tentative Parliamentary Program for the Appropriation Bill
2011.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa Cabinet granted
approval to implement an islandwide program to purchase of paddy harvest
of Yala season 2010.
The Finance and Planning Ministry in collaboration with the
Agriculture Ministry, Co-operative and Internal Trade Ministry and
Economic Development Ministry has prepared an islandwide accelerated
program to purchase the paddy harvest of Yala season.
On the recommendation of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Cabinet granted
approval to impose a surcharge of Rs 20 per kg of potato on top of the
present commodity tax of Rs 10 per kg. increasing the total tax to Rs 30
per kg.
This surcharge will come into effect from August 27, 2010 and
continue until September 9, 2010. |
