The Cabinet of Ministers yesterday adopted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s policy statement “Vistas of Prosperity and Splendour as the national policy framework. The President in his policy statement in the run up to last presidential election had aimed at 10 key areas including national security, economy and technology.
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa as the Minister of Finance submitted this cabinet momorundum when the cabinet met at Presidential Secretariat on Wednesday.
According to Co-Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Bandula Gunawardene the Cabinet also decided to advise all Ministries, Departments, government institutions, Provincial and Local Government institutions to proceed in line with the government’s new policy framework.
“The Prime Minister who is also Minister of Urban Develolpment, Water Supply and Housing Facilities apprised the Cabinet that the Regional Rapid Action Learning Workshop on Sanitation and Health organized by the South Asian Committee of Sanitation (SACOSAN) is scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka from December 9–11 this year,” the Minister said.
The following decisions were also taken at the Cabinet meeting:
Upgrading the condition of National Colleges of Education up to University Faculties, in order to create entire Teachers’ Service in Sri Lanka a service comprised of graduated.
The policy approval of the cabinet of Ministers was granted for the proposal presented by Minister of Education concerning the conversion of National Colleges of Education in to University Faculties, providing an opportunity for teachers to become qualified graduates.
In addition, the cabinet approval was granted to appoint a committee of experts representing fields of Education and Higher Education to perform relevant academic and legal proceedings.
“Pivithuru Lanka” National Environment Management Programme
The necessity of a proper procedure to develop social responsibility for the management of environment and uplift their participation in the process as well as to get active participation of the parties including local government institutions.
Accordingly, the cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Environment and Wildlife to implement the program “Pivithuru Lanka National Environment Management Program” immediately in order to continue the entire Environmental Management operations in the island.
Making ‘Educational Services’ a closed service
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Education to appoint a committee of experts to conduct studies and produce proposals for setting up “Educational Closed Service” for Teachers, Principals, Instructors, Teacher Educators and Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service officials.
Appointment of Secretaries to the State Ministries
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the President to appoint secretaries to new state ministers appointed under section 44(1) of the constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
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