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With the intention to examine the issues raised by the particular audit report on the functioning of the Central Cultural Fund and to look at the progress of the implementation of suggestions given by COPE, a committee assembly was held March (07) below the chairmanship of Hon. (Prof.) Ranjith Bandara.
The Inside Inquiry Committee appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry to analyze the issues raised within the mentioned Particular Audit Report for the aim of reporting to COPE was mentioned at size.
Moreover, within the final assembly, there was a dialogue at size about holding the conferences of the governing council of the Central Cultural Fund and whether or not the funds have been correctly spent, and the committee members had agreed to debate the validity of the 209 th assembly of the governing council on this assembly.
Accordingly, the Auditor Basic identified that solely 07 of the 11 members have agreed to the selections of the 209 th assembly and 04 together with the previous Prime Minister haven’t signed. Stating that there’s a discrepancy between the signatures utilized by the 07 signatories on the signature listing of this assembly and the signatures utilized by them within the earlier governing board conferences, the Auditor Basic identified that the selections of the 209 th governing board assembly haven’t been adopted within the 210 th assembly.
The Auditor Basic additionally acknowledged that the then Prime Minister's Secretary and the present President's Secretary, who have been members of the related governing physique, confirmed that he was not a celebration to such a gathering.
Accordingly, adopted by in depth dialogue, the COPE Chair gave the next suggestions to the Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Non secular and Cultural Affairs.
1. Appointment of a committee headed by a retired court docket decide to analyze the problems raised by the particular audit report of the Central Cultural Fund for the interval 2015 – 2019.
2. Dissolution of the singular inside investigation committee for the aim of reporting to COPE appointed by the Secretary to the Ministry to analyze the issues raised within the mentioned Particular Audit Report.
3. To test the validity of the signature listing of the 209 th assembly, to refer the listing to the Felony Investigation Division and the Authorities Inspector.
4. Recall the Central Cultural Fund earlier than the Committee to overview the progress of the suggestions made by COPE on the issues raised by the Particular Audit Report on the functioning of the Fund.
5. To make the report of the brand new committee proposed which is to be appointed to analyze the functioning of the Central Cultural Fund and current it earlier than COPE inside 03 months.
Along with this, the committee members centered on the longer term plans of COPE, and the establishments that ought to be prioritized. The Chair talked about that he had already mentioned it with the Auditor Basic. Accordingly, the chair talked about that investigations might be carried out by sub- committees via a cluster committee system and a system of calling solely the establishments with important and present significance to the principle committee might be facilitated.
State Ministers Hon. Janaka Wakkumbura, Hon. Lohan Ratwatte, Hon. Indika Anuruddha Herath, Hon. D. V. Chanaka, Hon. Shantha Bandara Members of Parliament, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa, Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Hon. Rohitha Abegunawardhana, Hon. Eran Wickramaratne, Hon. Nimal Lanza, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri, Hon. SM Marikkar, Hon. Sanjeeva Edirimanna, Hon. Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi, Hon. (Main) Sudarshana Denipitiya, Hon. Premnath C. Dolawatte, Hon. Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha, Hon. M. Rameshwaran, Hon. Rajika Wickramasinghe, Hon. Madhura Withanage, Hon. (Prof) Charitha Herath have been current on the Committee assembly held.
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