Cabinet decisions

Government to fund M.phil/Ph.D Program

Development proposal for funding M.phil/PhD training program - implement the academic program to produce 500 PhDs during the decade of development from next year investing Rs. 4,652 million.

Dambulla , Nuwara Eliya to get High Courts

Construction of High Courts in Dambulla and Nuwara-Eliya - approval to award the contract to construct these two High Courts to the Central Engineering and Consultancy Bureau.

Medical Ordinance to be amended

To amend the Medical Ordinance to enable the SLMC to award Diploma in Medical Sciences instead of certificate of efficiency or proficiency and to issue diploma certificates to those who have already been conferred with Certificates with retrospective effect.

Lubricant market to be liberalised

To enter into Lubricant Agreements with Totalfinaelf India Ltd. who have obtained the power of attorney from Total S A France to use the brand name as well as with Toyota Tsusho Corporation to engage in the lubricant business in Sri Lanka.

Godagama to have wholesale centre for building materials

Development of this centre, utilising 25 acres of low-lying land and to acquire 25 acres of abandoned paddy lands.

Independence Square to be developed

Development of Independence Square and its surroundings in eight phases - to vest two parcels with the Urban Development Authority to implement the envisaged project at Independence Square.

Project Development Office

To establish a Project Development Office at the Ministry of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development for two years and appoint officers and staff.

Media Ministry to take over SLTTI

Taking over of Sri Lanka Television Training Institute (SLTTI) under the Ministry of Mass Media and Information and to rename the SLTTI as the Sri Lanka Media Training Institute and to register it as a Public Company later.

On-line registration of companies

To computerise the registration process and to assist the end-user to register a company within a single day by using a web-based on-line registration system.

Meteorological complexes at Polonnaruwa and Moneragala

Construction of Meteorological Observation Complexes at Polonnaruwa and Moneragala by the Central Engineering and Consultancy Bureau.

Buildings for Akkaraipattu Technical College

Construction of academic buildings for the Akkaraipattu Technical College - four-storied workshop/classroom block together with the connecting bridge access to the adjoining building.

"Thuru Sevana" sales centres to be handed over to local bodies

Handing over of Thuru Sevana Sales Promotion Centres which are being operated under the Ministry of Rural Industries and Self-Employment Promotion to local government authorities.