Cabinet decisions

Generic pharmaceuticals from SPMC

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Nimal Siripala de Silva, to arrange for the State Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Corporation (SPMC) to supply the total quantity of selected pharmaceutical required by the Medical Supplies Division (MSD). Cabinet approved the appointment of a committee to handle the relevant pricing.

Salaries of judges revised

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by President Mahinda Rajapaksa, to revise the salaries and allowances to the Judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal.

Accordingly, the personal allowance, special allowance, entertainment allowance and rent allowance of the Chief Justice, judges of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal will be increased.

Training School for manufacturing of footwear and leather goods

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Industrial Development, Kumara Welgama, to set up a Footwear and Leather Goods Training School at the Clothing Industry Training Institute (CITI) in Ratmalana, with necessary technical support from the Footwear Design and Development Institute of India.

Renovation of Tower Hall Foundation and Tower Hall Theatre

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, to entrust the repair and renovation work of the Maradana Tower Hall Foundation to the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) and to obtain necessary advice and consultancy services from the Institute of Consultancy, Training and Development to complete the task.

Bellanwila Sacred Area development

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development, Dinesh Gunawardena, to assign the Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation the task of constructing the internal roads (Rs. 8.0 million) at the Bellanwila Raja Maha Viharaya as well as a toilet block (Rs. 3.4 million).

Development of Navodya and Estate Schools

Cabinet approved a memorandum submitted by the Education Minister, Susil Premajayantha, to withdraw through the Treasury all allocations given to the Provincial Councils pertaining to the development of Navodya and Estate Schools instead of the relevant line ministries.