Divi Neguma will be Changed to ‘’ Samurdhi’’

Minister of   Social Empowerment and Welfare, S. B. Dissanayake   has submitted a cabinet paper as an amendment to the Divi Neguma Act No 1 of 2013  to change the name from Divi Neguma to  ‘’Samurdhi’’.

This was the name introduced during  Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ’s  regime .The cabinet has approved this proposal yesterday and it was announced in the press conference called  to announce cabinet decision today.

Once this is gazetted , it  will be presented to the Parliament, spokesmen said.