Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Monday (7) that the new project “Wada Samaga Yali Gamata”, which identifies the real needs and priorities of the country’s rural people, will be launched on 14 December 2020. The Prime Minister, while presiding the Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Finance in Parliament, emphasised that the political authorities should identify the real needs of the people in the rural and semi-urban areas and launch the project. Ministry of Finance and Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle said that there should be good co-ordination among government institutions regarding the relevant places. Accordingly, the Secretary to the Ministry agreed to prepare a list of priorities with the assistance of State Ministers Ajith Nivard Cabraal and Shehan Semasinghe.

Source: The Nation December 08, 2020 19:52 UTC