Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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5. Foreign Financing <strong>of</strong> the Budget<br />
219<br />
Sector wise commitments for the year <strong>2008</strong><br />
In year <strong>2008</strong>, the highest commitment <strong>of</strong> the World Bank<br />
assistance was for the road sector <strong>and</strong> the second highest<br />
was for the irrigation sector, US$ 98 million (35 percent) <strong>and</strong><br />
US$ 65 million (23 percent) respectively.<br />
Road Sector Assistance – US$ 198 mn<br />
Education Sector Development– US$ 70 mn<br />
Dam Safety <strong>and</strong> Water Resources <strong>Planning</strong> (DSWRPP) – US$<br />
65.3 mn<br />
Infrastructure <strong>and</strong> Housing Development Project-Puttlam –<br />
US$ 32 mn<br />
e- Sri Lanka Development project (US$ 53 mn)<br />
The project has been designed in a way to take the dividends<br />
<strong>of</strong> Information <strong>and</strong> Communication Technology (ICT) to<br />
every village <strong>and</strong> every citizen in Sri Lanka.<br />
Recently Completed Key Projects<br />
Tsunami Emergency Recovery Project (US$ 150 mn)<br />
Economic Reform TA Project (US$ 15mn)<br />
Empowering Poor Women & Girls Project (US$ 1.98 mn)<br />
As part <strong>of</strong> this project, ICTA has successfully established<br />
over 570 Nenasala centers isl<strong>and</strong>-wide which has received<br />
a high priority under Mahinda Chinthana. In addition, the<br />
Re-engineering Government component is picking up pace<br />
deploying systems for efficient delivery <strong>of</strong> Government<br />
services. With the assistance <strong>of</strong> Government <strong>of</strong> Korea,<br />
1325 Government agencies were connected to the Lanka<br />
Government Hub. Further, Government <strong>of</strong> Korea provided<br />
another US$ 6.6 on concessional terms for the phase 11 <strong>of</strong><br />
Lanka Government Network project to facilitate connection<br />
<strong>of</strong> another 150 Government organizations.<br />
Key Projects to be implemented<br />
Integrated Community Development – Gama Neguma<br />
Project (US$ 75mn)<br />
Provincial Roads Project (US$ 105 mn)<br />
Key Projects Being Implemented<br />
Renewable Energy for Rural Economic Development – US$<br />
123 mn<br />
Community Water Supply & Sanitation – US$ II 39.8 mn<br />
Improving Relevancy & Quality <strong>of</strong> Undergraduate Education<br />
– US$ 40.3 mn<br />
Health Sector Development – US$ 60 mn<br />
Reawakening Project (Yali Pibidemu ) – US$ 64.7 mn<br />
Community Development <strong>and</strong> Livelihood Improvement<br />
“Gemi Diriya’ – US$ 51mn<br />
E-Sri Lanka – US$ 53 mn<br />
North East Housing Reconstruction – US$ 75 mn<br />
North East Housing Reconstruction- additional financing–<br />
US$ 43 mn<br />
Opening <strong>of</strong> Nenasala Centre in Jaffna<br />
<strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finance</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Planning</strong> Sri Lanka<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Report</strong> <strong>2008</strong>
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