- The second five year development policy framework of the Government is being implemented since 2011 with the aim of transforming Sri Lanka into a poverty free country by 2016 and raising per?capita income continuously. The Government focuses on the Medium Term Budgetary Framework 2015 - 2017 mainly to ensure development by creating more livelihood and employment opportunities, food security, energy security and environmental safety with particular emphasis on low income and poor families. It is proposed to prepare the Budget 2015 within the Medium Term Budgetary Framework 2015- 2017 giving priority to increase access to basic infrastructure facilities such as health, education, roads and safe drinking water in districts which are below the national average in social development, basic infrastructure facilities and economic indices. The proposal made by H.E. the President in his capacity as the Minister of Finance and Planning, to proceed with the related activities, was approved by the Cabinet.