236/’15
Hon. Sunil Handunnetti,— To ask the Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare,—
(a) Is he aware that a sum of Rs. 29,400,000/- was misused by the Divineguma Department by printing 5,000,000 almanacs with the photographs of the former president Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa, based on the Presidential Election 2015?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the reason for printing 5,000,000 almanacs to be distributed among 1,800,000 families of Samurdhi beneficiaries for the year 2015;
(ii) of the person in authority who has approved the particular expenditure;
(iii) whether the aforesaid person is vested with the authority to approve that expenditure;
(iv) of the institution that undertook the printing of these 5,000,000 almanacs; and
(v) whether a procurement procedure has been followed for that purpose?
(c) Will he also inform this House —
(i) of the progress of the investigation conducted by the FCID in relation to the misappropriation of money which has incurred owing to the utilization of moneys that remained in the Divineguma Fund for the election promotion activities of their party;
(ii) whether an investigation with pertinence to this misappropriation of money has been carried out by the relevant Department or the Ministry;
(iii) if so, of the disciplinary action taken at that inquiry; and
(iv) of the measures that will be taken to recover the loss, if the above expenditure has been borne by the Divineguma Fund?
(d) If not, why?
Asked Date
2016-02-09
Asked by
Hon. Sunil Handunnetti, M.P.
Ministry
Social Empowerment,Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2016-05-04
Answered by
Hon. S. B. Dissanayake, M.P.
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