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PRESS BRIEFING OF CABINET DECISIONS ON 2020-02-27
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1 Continuation of the Micro Financing Credit Facility Programme uninterruptedly for indebted people living in the Northern and North Central Provinces
2 Establishment of a Social Security Fund for the Sri Lankan migrant workers
3 Obtaining Point of Service Activation (PSA) from the Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) to obtain the services of International Maritime Satellite (INMARSAT) to track and monitor the High Sea Fishing Vessels
4 St. Jude Global Alliance Medical Institution Membership Agreement between the Secretary, Ministry of Healthcare & Indigenous Medical Services and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
5 The future construction activities of the 'Amaradeva Asapuva
6 Increasing of the 'Mahapola Scholarship' installment granted to students selected for the University entrance and expanding the number of such scholarship opportunities
7 Report on Non-enrollment of students as expected for the Interest Free Student Loan Scheme and abandoning of the Study Courses by students
8 INNOTECH 2020 - Technology and Innovation Exhibition
9 'Hela Suwaya' - Traditional paddy cultivation free from harmful chemical contamination
10 Improvement of the selected National Highway Road Sections which need urgent improvements by utilizing the savings further available under the Local Banks Funded Project (LBFP)
11 Payment of Self-Relocation Allowances for the persons who were affected due to acquisition of lands for the Southern Expressway Extension Project
12 Establishment of Business Service Centres (One Stop Shops) for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
13 The implementation of a Shramadana Programme under the theme, 'A country for you - A future for the country - A clean workplace and A country at work'
14 Accelerated Programme for State Land Management
15 Extension of the Moratorium on the Tourism Development Levy (TDL) for the Tourism Institutions Registered with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA)
16 The programme to attract Airlines to the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) and the Colombo International Airport in Ratmalana (CIAR)
17 Awarding of the contract for Augmentation of Girandurukotte Water Treatment Plant, Mechanical and Electrical Works under the Local Government Enhancement Sector Project funded by the Asian Development Bank
18 Purchasing of 'Kurumbettiya' Multifunctional Bicycles with Bucket for the Waste Transportation
19 Continuation of the Suraksha' Student Insurance Scheme
20 Re-opening of the Kurunchativu (Elephant Pass North) Saltern under the Public-Private Partnership Methodology
21 Transformation of the railway track between Kandy and Peradeniya into a double line track
22 Entry into a term contract for the import of 1,137,500 barrels of Diesel (0.05% Max Sulphur) and 262,500 barrels of Diesel (0.001% Max Sulphur) within a period of eight months from 2020.04.01 to 2020.11.30
23 Enhancing the Income of Big Onions Farmers' through the increase of the Minimum Guaranteed Price of the Government for Big Onions
24 Inception Report of the Committee appointed to review the Compact Development Agreement of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)
25 Revenue Administration Management Information System presently functioning in the Inland Revenue Department - Awarding the Contract for the software RAMIS 2.0-Part B
26 Measures adopted by the Sri Lanka Missions to ensure safety and welfare of Sri Lankans in Europe, Middle East East Asia regions in the context of the new Corona Virus COVID - 19 outbreak
27 Elimination of Salary Anomalies in Principals' and the Teachers' Service
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.