President allocates Rs.1.5 billion for housing loan program

President allocates Rs.1.5 billion for housing loan program[ Tuesday, 05 July 2011, 04:28.08 AM GMT +05:30 ]Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) allocating 1.5 billion rupees for the Jana Sevana housing loan programme for low income families implemented under the Mahinda Chinthana concept.

The President in his capacity as the Finance Minister held a discussion at the Temple Trees today with relevant officials to provide financial assistance to the program that is aimed at providing a house to each family in accordance with Mahinda Chintanaya.

According to the agreement banks including National Savings Bank, Bank of Ceylon, Peoples Bank, and Regional Development Bank are required to provide funds for the Housing Development Authority to carry out the programme.

Addressing the meeting the President said that when issuing loans, priority should be given to low income people and private sector employees and asked the bank officials to minimize the documentation necessary to make the process easier for the loan applicants.

The President said the Jana Sevana Housing Development Programme should also be implemented with the support of regional political leadership as necessary.

Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities, Wimal Weerawansa said over 11,000 housing units have been built this year under the Jana Sevana Housing project and his Ministry aims to complete the construction of further 25,000 housing units before end of this year.

Deputy Minister Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga and several Ministry officials were present at the occasion.

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Special program to protect Lankan water

Special program to protect Lankan water[ Monday, 04 July 2011, 02:04.46 PM GMT +05:30 ]A special security program has been organized to stop the illegal fishing in the Lankan water.

This program will help to protect the surroundings of the Lankan Sea.

The Director of the Lankan Cost Guar Department Admiral Daya Dharmapriya said the first step of this program begins in the KKS sea side.

He also said through this programme they hope to stop the illegal fishing of Indian fishermen in the Lankan water.

The Director further said this program will carry out by the Costal Department together wit the Sri-Lankan Navy.
 

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Government completed the resettleme​nt program in Jaffna peninsula - Minister Basil Rajapaksa

Government completed the resettleme​nt program in Jaffna peninsula - Minister Basil Rajapaksa[ Sunday, 03 July 2011, 03:45.11 PM GMT +05:30 ]Eight hundred and sixty three families who were displaced from their home towns during the war were allowed to resettle in Vadamarachchi East in Jaffna from today.

The families can now resettle in Pokkaruppu, Vettrilaikernai and Maruthankerny areas which were under military control earlier during the war.

A function allowing the displaced to resettle back in their home towns that were affected by war was held in Pokkaruppu attended by Chief Guest of the event Economic Minster Basil Rajapaksa. Ten houses built by the Sri Lanka Army were also handed over to the people during the event.

While speaking in the function The Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa said that government has completed the resettlement programme in Jaffna peninsula by resettling the final stage of  IDPs in their home town today (July 03) .

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Complete the resettleme​nt program by end of this year - President Rajapaksa

Complete the resettleme​nt program by end of this year - President Rajapaksa[ Saturday, 02 July 2011, 02:25.27 PM GMT +05:30 ]President Mahinda Rajapaksa orders the offficials to complete the resettlement programme by end of December 2011.

President also said all the displaced people should be resettled by the December 31st 2011.

The Ministry of Resettlement said 255238 people are  already resettled in their respective places and only 5000 people who are in the Aananda Kumarasuwami  camp in Kathigamam are still remaining in their camps.

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