Motor-cycles for local councillors
by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor
North Western Province (WPC) Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara will
take steps to provide official motor cycles to representatives of local
bodies in the Kurunegala and Puttalam districts of the Province to
motivate them to fulfilling their services to the public more
efficiently and expeditiously.
The councillors would also be offered with All-Island JP posts so
that they can help the public better in their day-to-day official
requirements.
The Chief Minister intends holding mobile services at electoral level
to solve the pressing problems of the people in the NWP this year with
the participation of top Government authorities.
All Divisional Secretaries in the Province would be educated on
providing a people-friendly service.
Rs. 150 million would be spent on developing maternity clinics in the
NWP this year while 275 education programs would be held for 15,000
pregnant women on proper nutrition methods and the importance of
consuming locally-grown vegetables, fruits and green leaves so that
their children would be healthy, said Kuliyapitiya PS Councillor and PR
Officer of the NWP Chief Minister, Chandana Pushpakumara at a media
conference at Katupotha, Kurunegala. |