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PRESS BRIEFING OF CABINET DECISIONS ON 2017-07-11
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1 Expert Panel on Impact Management of Natural Disasters
2 Renewal of Acquisition and Cross-servicing Agreement signed between the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka and the Department of Defence of the United States of America
3 Establishment of a National Mechanism for minimizing the Green House Gas emission in Sri Lanka
4 Proper Management of the use of polythene to minimize environmental issues caused by polythene
5 The study on supply of potable water to the population in Jaffna Peninsula through the development of water resources in the Vadamarachchi Lagoon
6 Introduction of a loan scheme for young graduates for business initiatives
7 Acquisition of Government vehicles on Operating Lease Basis
8 Payment of compensation for persons deceased due to the landslide that occurred at the Meethotamulla Solid Waste Dump
9 Empowerment of District Secretaries to respond immediately at disaster situations
10 Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lanka Standards Institution and the Bangladesh Standards and Research Institution
11 Bilateral Cooperation with the Russian Federation on Technology and Innovation
12 Continuation of the activities of the Herbal Farmer Company Ltd. further under the Ministry of Primary Industries
13 Hosting of the 6th SAARC Health Ministers Conference on the 27th up to 29th of July, 2017 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
14 Establishment of the National Agency for Public-Private Partnership
15 Amendment of the Regulation of Insurance Industry Act, No.43 of 2000
16 Rehabilitation and reconstruction of the properties damaged by the recent adverse weather conditions
17 The proposed revision of duty on Soya Beans and Soya Poonac
18 Further Implementation of the programme for the Control of Weligama Coconut Leaf Wilt and Rot Disease
19 Establishment of two Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Power Plants in collaboration with the Governments of India and Japan
20 Payment of the membership fee for the International Convention on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
21 Amendments to the Prescription (Special Provisions) Act, No.5 of 2016
22 Allocation of Land to construct houses for the labourers residing at the Mahaberiyathenna Farm
23 Issuing of Title Deeds for the houses constructed under the Estate Housing Projects
24 Provision of relief to school children affected by the recent disaster situations and rebuilding of the damaged schools
25 Modernization of School Classrooms for creating a qualitative learning environment
26 Acquisition of the land where the Sri Lanka Police College of the Mahiyanganaya Unit is situated to the Sri Lanka Police
27 Construction of quarters for the officers of the National Police Academy, Katana
28 Development of the Digital Economy of Sri Lanka
29 Roadmap for export competitiveness of Sri Lanka through innovation & entrepreneurship
30 Restructuring of the Kahatagaha Graphite Lanka Limited (KGLL)
31 Awarding of contracts for the new buildings to be constructed at Universities
32 Purchasing of a PET/CT Scanner for the Apeksha Hospital at Maharagama
33 Relocation and improvement of the Technical College at Anamaduwa
34 Allocation of the land called 'Sathyawadi' at Kurunegala for a Mixed Development Project
35 Provision of footwear for students in difficult, most difficult and isolated schools
36 Establishment of Kawashima Compost Plants at Provincial Level
37 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the micro:bit Educational Foundation and the Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure
38 Introduction of Electronic Identity Registration for Sri Lankans
39 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Sri Lanka Institute of Textile and Apparel (SLITA) and the Chittagong BGMEA Institute of Fashion and Technology (CBIFT), Bangladesh
40 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Mutual Cooperation in Shipping Business between the Ceylon Shipping Corporation and the Bangladesh National Shipping Corporation
41 Recruitment of Graduates to the Public Service
42 Mid-Year Fiscal Position Report
43 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Collaboration in the Field of Higher Education
44 Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Information and Broadcasting between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
45 Initiating a Public Consultation Process on Media Entitlements and Standards
46 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Economic Cooperation and Investment Cooperation
Note:
Please note that certain Cabinet decisions which could only be implemented after being confirmed at the next Cabinet Meeting and the decisions which could be amended at that Meeting, are not included herein.