Treasury Releases Sufficient Funds to the Disaster Management Ministry to Provide Immediate Relief to the Flood Victims

Treasury Releases Sufficient Funds to the Disaster Management Ministry to Provide Immediate Relief to the Flood Victims

 The Treasury had released sufficient funds to the Disaster Management Ministry to provide immediate relief to the flood victims. He said all Divisional Secretariats had been provided with Rs. 1 million at present to provide necessary relief to the flood victims, Finance Ministry Secretary Dr. R.H.S Samaratunga confirmed.
Minister of  Finance Mangala Samaraweera has given instructions to provide sufficient funds for the districts affected by the floods.
Finance Ministry Secretary said if further funds were needed, the Treasury was capable of releasing more from its coffers as the Minister had already given directions to the Budget Department Director General.
“There is no problem in releasing adequate funds to the flood victims,” he said. He assured that the Disaster Management Ministry had informed the Treasury that they had received sufficient funds.