The Government yesterday presented a supplementary allocation of Rs.148.8 million to purchase vehicles for a Minister, Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry, Law and Order Ministry and a Provincial Governor.
The Supplementary allocation was presented by the Parliamentary Reforms and Land Minister Gayantha Karunathilake.
Out of the allocation Rs. 43 million was for purchase of a vehicle for Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Minister M.H.A. Haleem and another Rs.43 million for the Mahaweli Development and Environment Deputy Minister Anuradha Jayarathna.
Meanwhile, another Rs. 9 million was allocated for the purchase of a security backup vehicle for Foreign Affairs Minister Ravi Karunanayake and another Rs.53 million for the Law and Order Ministry to purchase a vehicle for the Special Task Force (STF).
Rs.10.6 million was provided through the supplementary allocation to purchase vehicles for the use of Sri Lanka Mission in Oman and Beijing. In the meantime,the same provided a sum of Rs.50 million to meet the expenditure of flood and drought relief.
The same allocation of Rs.848,400 to pay the balance payment of purchasing a vehicle for Northern Provincial Council Governor. In the meantime,Rs.706,200 was allocated for purchasing a three-wheeler to deliver mail to the President.
A supplementary allocation of Rs.14.8 million was also sought for the renovation of the official residence of Women and Child Affairs Minister Chandrani Bandara and another Rs. 13 million for the renovation of the official residence of Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister Faiszer Mustapha.
The Parliamentary approval was also sought for the allocation of Rs. 50.8 million to meet the domestic and foreign travelling expenses of Foreign Affairs Ministry and the Finance Ministry.