NCPA sets out comprehensive ten year plan to prevent child abuse

Child abuse is a sensitive issue. The best answer for a better tomorrow for ‘Prevention is better than cure’. Chairman of the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) Jagath Wellawatte in an interview with the Sunday Observer said its main task was the implementation of a plan for the next decade to ensure prevention of child abuse in all parts of the country.

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A march towards self-sufficiency and food security

National Drive for Local Food Production (NDLFP) :

With the intervention of President Mahinda Rakapaksa, it has been decided to appoint a Presidential Task Force to oversee the NDLFP. Crop-leaders and extension officers have also been appointed. The home gardening competition which commenced with the launch of the drive, has reached the national level. The committees which function under Crop-leaders will comprise a  Research Officer who will assist the farmers in addressing the issues relating to cultivation said S. M. A. L. Gunatilaka. Additional Secretary Ministry of Agriculture Development out lining the progress of the National Drive for Local Food Production.

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