New cabinet approves vote-on-account ( Interim budget)
The swearing-in ceremony of ministers for the new cabinet concluded at the Presidential Secretariat in the morning today.
Accordingly, the ministers who took oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena are as follows ;
- Ranil
Wickremesinghe - Minister of National Polices, Economic Affairs,
Resettlement & Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development,
Vocational Training & Skills Development & Youth Affairs - Harin
Fernando - Minister of Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructure, Foreign
Employment & Sports. - Sajith
Premadasa - Minister of Housing and Development - Rauff
Hakeem - Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education - Thilak
Marapana - Minister of Foreign Affairs - Gamini
Jayawickrama Perera: Minister of Buddhasasana & Wayamba Development - Kabir
Hashim - Minister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources
Development - Ranjith
Maddumabandara - Minister of Public Administration & Disaster
Management - Arjuna
Ranatunga: Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation - Rajitha
Senaratne: Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine - Vajira
Abeywardena: Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils
and Local Government - Ravi
Karunanayake: Minister of Power, Energy and Enterprise Development - Vajira
Abeywardena: Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils
and Local Government - Patali
Champika Ranawaka: Minister of Megapolis & Western Development - Navin
Dissanayake : Minister of Plantation Industries - U.
Palani Thigambaram: Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure
& Community Development - Chadrani
Bandara: Minister of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development. - Pelisge
Harrison: Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock
Development, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development. - Akila
Viraj Kariyawasam : Minister of Education - Abdul
Haleem Mohamed Hasheem: Minister of Postal Services & Muslim Religious
Affairs - Sagala
Ratnayaka: Minister of Ports & Shipping and Southern Development\ - Mano
Ganesan: Minister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social
Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs. - Daya
Gamage: Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations, and Social Empowerment. - Malik
Samarawickrama: Minister of Development Strategies, International Trade
and Science, Technology and Research. - John
Amaratunga: Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife & Christian
Religious Affairs - Mangala
Samaraweera - Minister of Finance and Media - Thalatha
Athukorale - Minister of Minister of Justice and Prison reforms - Gayantha
Karunatilaka - Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms - Rishad
Bathiudeen - Minister of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of
Protracted Displaced Persons & Co-operative Development
Addressing his first press briefing following his appointment as the Minister of Finance, Mr. Samaraweera said that the vote-on account would be submitted before Parliament tomorrow (Dec 21).
Issuing a press release, the Finance Ministry said the Rs 1765 billion has been allocated from the interim budget for government expenditure out of which Rs 970 would be utilised for development purposes during the first quarter of 2019.
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