Annual Report 2008 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

2. Fiscal Developments - 2008
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Table 2.29
Estate Infrastructure Development - 2008
Sector
No of No of
Expenditure
Projects Project in
Rs. mn.
Completed Progress
Education 7 5 16
Health 27 10 18
Outcome
Classrooms, School Buildings and Teachers
Quarters,
No of Beneficiaries - 24,295
Construction and improvements to OPDs, Wards,
Laboratories, Maternity Wards, DMO quarters,
Ambulance parks.
No of Beneficiaries - 126, 05
Housing units 1,428 units 3,940 131 No of beneficiaries - 5,368
Roads & Bridges 176 19 393
210 km of estate roads completed and 35 km under
renovation.
No of Beneficiaries 78,564
Water & Sanitation 77 15 18
improving water supply facilities
No of Beneficiaries - 12,354
Vocational Training 11 4 1
Training programms in the areas of Driver Training,
Curtain Making, House Wiring, Ornamental and
Wood Crafting and Beauty Culture.
No of Beneficiaries - 90
Cultural 3 3 10
Construction of 3 cultural centres in N’Eliya,
Badulla and Ratnapura have been completed and
2 under construction
No of Beneficiaries - 4,954
Source: Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development
Rural Development Programes for “Samurdhi”
Recipients
The “Gami Pubuduwa”, “Jana Pubuduwa” Programes
designed to empower the “Samurdhi” recipients through
community livelihood development and micro enterprise
development were strengthened at a cost of Rs 920 million
in 2008.
Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka
Annual Report 2008