Rs 65,890 m allocated to expedite projects

by Mohammed NAALIR

The Economic Development Ministry has allocated the biggest sum ever to the tune of Rs. 65,890 million this year to expedite various development projects, Deputy Economic Development Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane said.

The Ministry has allocated funds for 20 districts covering 13,101 Grama Niladari divisions to expedite half completed development projects.

A sum of Rs. 3,863 million for Divi Neguma, Rs. 3,250 m. for Samurdhi, Rs. 10,284 m for Gama Neguma and Rs. 39,171.6 m to carpet roads have been allocated by the Ministry. Further some of Rs. 1,257.8 m Gemi Diriya project, Rs. 3,614.4 m for Yali Pubudamu Sri Lanka, Rs. 905 m for the decentralised budget, Rs. 0.282 m for Dhaksina Development Authority and Rs. 300 m for the Udarata Development Authority has been allocated.

Meanwhile the Ministry has allocated a sum of Rs. 770.9 million for for regional development projects, Rs. 100 million for estate road development projects, Rs. 2,128.3 million for foreign funded projects, and Rs. 187.3 million for Neganahira Navodhaya program have been allocated.

Sufficient funds have been allocated to develop 1,860 schools in the 20 districts and Rs. 2,524.9 million has been allocated to construct toilets in schools.

Rupees 2,019.4 million has been allocated to develop maternity wards and Rs. 3039.6 million has been allocated for irrigation, rural road development, electricity and drinking water projects, the Minister said.