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PRESS BRIEFING OF CABINET DECISIONS ON 2020-10-26
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1 Appointment of a Delimitation Committee to establish new Divisional Secretariat Divisions, to gazette the already established Divisional Secretariat Divisions and to establish and reconstitute of Grama Niladhari Divisions
2 Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka Bill 2020
3 Capacity Expansion Project of the Colombo International Container Terminal
4 Obtaining Additional Financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Line of Credit Project
5 Re-allocating the Regidale Watte land at Kahapola, Piliyandala to the National Zoological Department
6 Modernizing the process of conducting Examinations in the Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka
7 Establishment of Sri Lankan Embassies in Romania and Spain
8 Introduction of a mechanism to utilize non-forest lands among the residual lands except conservation and reserved forests which are vested with the Conservator General of Forests for productive economic purposes
9 Development of Wind Farm Projects in Mannar Island
10 Signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and the Government of the Republic of India for obtaining Indian Grant Assistance to implement the High Impact Community Development Projects
11 Proposed dedicated zone for textile manufacturing and related industries at Punnaikudah of Eravur-Pattu Divisional Secretariat Division in Batticaloa District
12 Handing over Raigam Korale Tea Shakthi Tea Factory to Raigam Tea Small Holdings Development Society
13 Revision of the “Swashakthi Loan Scheme” to provide loan facilities towards developing Small and Medium Scale Business Sector and generating employments
14 Construction of houses for 14 selected devotees affected by the Easter Sunday attack at St. Sebastian's Church, Katuwapitiya, Negombo
15 Awarding the Contract for construction of the Faculty Building Complex (Phase I) for the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences of the Sabaragamuwa University, Sri Lanka
16 Procurement for the supply of 2,000,000 Vials of Biphasic Isophane Insulin Injection BP, 30/70, 1000 IU/10 ml
17 Extending the grace period agreed on the payment of the salaries to the private sector employees in the wake of the crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic
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.