INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Ranil Wickremesinghe today welcomed the opposition to sign up with hands through a new political system to provide relief to
individuals and free them from injustice
He made this request while speaking in parliament today (17 )
Regardless of the difficult financial background in the nation, the President emphasized that the federal government is working to provide
relief to the people, including that he will take actions to allocate Rs
30-40 billion for medications this year
The President stated that due to the sensible agricultural policies of the federal government, the nation has actually seen an abundant
paddy harvest and the federal government has actually started a program to provide 02 million low-income families with 10 kilograms of rice
monthly over a period of 02 months
Reacting to accusations that the federal government is investing excessively on the Independence events, the President pointed out that it
is an investment for the future and in the 25 years leading up to the 100th anniversary of independence, a number of brand-new organizations
and laws will be introduced for the reform program needed by the country
President Ranil Wickremesinghe further said: Currently, we are working to get our economy on the ideal track
Now we need to get India and China to consent to this financial obligation restructuring
We are continuing conversations because regard and I am happy to reveal to this House that the conversations are presently effective
We will not get the income we anticipate at one time
We want to put all this together and perform this work
Paying wages is one of our main functions
Second is the payment of pensions
We need to also supply the Samurdhi
Likewise, 2 more brand-new programs will be carried out and we have to supply cash for that too
Now we have been accused of not providing cash for medications
Another 100 million has to be provided
There is one issue in the health sector, which is that we have to pay an expense of Rs
50 billion for the last couple of years
Despite these troubles, we mean to designate Rs
30-40 billion this year for medications
The Health Ministry and the Treasury will somehow join hands and perform these matters
It will spend some time to order these medicines
Even we do not like to see imperfections at our health centers, nor to see individuals dying due to the lack of medicines
For that reason, we have taken steps to assign the essential funds for the provision of medicines
Last year, there was a lack of food in our nation
We anticipated that there would be a shortage of food this year
In some way we supplied the needed fertilizer to the farmers
Now we have a surplus of crops
We have actually got this paddy surplus due to a bountiful Yala season along with the previous Maha season.Now we have to keep the cost of
10 billion for this purpose
Formerly, only an amount of Rs
05 billion was assigned for it
The excess harvest was offered earlier, but we will refrain from doing that
We have prepared a program to offer 02 million low-income households with 10kg of rice each month throughout March and April
I would be happier if we might provide more
As we commemorate our 75th Independence, we will not allow our individuals to starve
We will invest the funds needed to feed them
Some people slam the expense of the government on the independence celebration
However, we require to provide such relief to the people.We will need to invest another Rs
10 billion within the next couple of years for the 25-year advancement strategy
Its been 75 years because we gained independence achieved and we are taking steps to produce numerous institutions by the time we reach our
100th-year independence celebration to produce the needed reforms in the nation
Accordingly, we are working to establish an institution to study and research about the history of the country
One of the biggest accusations versus us is that we have actually forgotten our history and accordingly we must produce such an
institution.We are establishing an economic and trade institution comparable to those in several countries
In addition, for the first time in our nation, we are setting up an organization for ladies and gender
Procedures will also be required to establish a university for training the officials on Government and State Policies
We must establish a farming innovation university if we require our farming to be modernized
We too have plans to establish a University on Climate Change to which foreign nations have actually currently revealed their desire to
We too want to develop a sports university to train this countrys professional athletes to worldwide standards.We requirement funds for
These may cost more than Rs
We do not spend cash at the same time on these tasks
Our 75th independence celebration does not end there
We are implementing these programs for the future.We are taking procedures to pass some brand-new laws
They are the National Commission for Women Act, the Gender Equality Act, and the Womens Empowerment Act
When these 3 acts are passed, ours will end up being the nation in South Asia that has actually taken the highest procedures for the safety
We would likewise pass the Climate Change Act, Forest Replantation and Tree Cover Act etc
In addition, with the passage of the Living Entity Act, we would get the rightful ownership of the Mahaweli river, Sinharaja Forest, Sripada
Site, Horton Plains, Knuckles and Adams Bridge etc.The nation would turn into one with the very best ecological laws in the region with the
passage of the laws for marine resources expedition and management and the Muthurajawela (Conservation) Act
The future generations are requiring we protect these resources for them
We are presenting the Social Justice Commission Act as well as we require to work for social justice.In addition to those programs,
allowances need to be made for establishing 75 city forests this year and the National Youth Platform job programs
We will also take procedures to implement a 1996 housing task for low-income earners in the Colombo district and Gampaha districts.Despite
the existing economic crisis in the country, we are striving to supply relief to the people
On this 75th independence anniversary, I propose to the opposition to alter the existing political system
Lets interact to supply relief to the people
If we might accomplish such progress with these limited resources, I urge everybody to collaborate for the future of the country
