Millions passed in supplementary estimates to purchase vehicles
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Parliament was last week informed that millions of rupees had been passed in supplementary estimates to purchase vehicles for state institutions.
Accordingly, over Rs 168 million has been made in supplementary allocations between January and April this year to purchase vehicles for state institutions.
The supplementary estimates have been passed when the Finance and Planning Ministry has announced a decision to temporarily suspend all vehicle purchases until the end of November 2013, due to requirements of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Colombo this November.
The supplementary allocations were reportedly made from the Budget Support Services and Contingency Liabilities project of the Department of National Budget, details of which were presented to Parliament this week.
The Presidential Secretariat was given Rs 25 million to purchase vehicles, while the Health Ministry and the Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry were given around Rs 23 million each for the same purpose.
“Since the purchase of vehicles for this year and next year needs to be well coordinated, in view of their requirements for CHOGM, vehicle purchases and distribution will be temporarily suspended until the end of November 2013,” the Finance Ministry has said in a circular last month to heads of all Government institutions including ministries, Provincial Councils and other statutory bodies.
However, millions of rupees were given to various ministries for vehicle purchases in the first four months of the year, with the Economic Development Ministry getting over Rs 14 million, Defence and Urban Development over Rs 10 million and several other ministers getting around Rs 6 million each.
The supplementary estimates have been passed when the Finance and Planning Ministry has announced a decision to temporarily suspend all vehicle purchases until the end of November 2013, due to requirements of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) to be held in Colombo this November.
The supplementary allocations were reportedly made from the Budget Support Services and Contingency Liabilities project of the Department of National Budget, details of which were presented to Parliament this week.
The Presidential Secretariat was given Rs 25 million to purchase vehicles, while the Health Ministry and the Livestock and Rural Community Development Ministry were given around Rs 23 million each for the same purpose.
“Since the purchase of vehicles for this year and next year needs to be well coordinated, in view of their requirements for CHOGM, vehicle purchases and distribution will be temporarily suspended until the end of November 2013,” the Finance Ministry has said in a circular last month to heads of all Government institutions including ministries, Provincial Councils and other statutory bodies.
However, millions of rupees were given to various ministries for vehicle purchases in the first four months of the year, with the Economic Development Ministry getting over Rs 14 million, Defence and Urban Development over Rs 10 million and several other ministers getting around Rs 6 million each.
