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PRESS BRIEFING OF CABINET DECISIONS ON 2019-09-24
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1 Amending the National Minimum Wage of Workers Act, No.3 of 2016 enabling to increase the existing Minimum National Wage
2 Strengthening of the Operational Affairs of National Security
3 Provision of Salary and Allowances paid to the Members of the Tri-forces and the Police who died or became disabled directly due to Terrorist activities or activities done for the prevention of same, while on duty, in operational areas or in areas not nominated as operational areas, during the conflict period, until the completion of 55 years of age and to the dependents of the deceased members for their lifetime and to the disabled member for his lifetime
4 Amendments to the National Gem and Jewellery Authority Act, No.50 of 1993
5 Vesting of the Sri Jayewardenepura National School of Nursing with the Faculty of Nursing of the University of Colombo
6 Expansion of the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant
7 Drafting an identical Act for the Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation
8 Construction of a new building to establish the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development
9 Establishment of the Regional Integrated Multi-Hazard Early Warning System Regional Hub for the South Asian Region
10 Payment of a special allowance to the Executive Officers of the Public Sector
11 Drafting the new Education Bill
12 Developing the Galle Face Green
13 Presenting of the Regulations made by the Minister of Sports under section 41 of the Sports Act, No.25 of 1973 in Parliament
14 Construction of the Sangilipalama Rural Water Supply Scheme in the Nuwara Eliya District
15 Procurement of Fertilizer 2019 - (October)
16 Landslide Countermeasures at six road sites in the Sabaragamuwa and Uva Provinces for the Landslide Disaster Protection Project - Package 02
17 'Reconstruction of 25 Bridges Project' funded by the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) - Procurement of a Contractor for Civil Works
18 Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Explosive Detection Systems for the Cabin Baggage (EDSCB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)
19 Procurement of Additional Ship to Shore (STS) Crane for the Sri lanka Ports Authority
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.