64 public institutions come under the new Ministry given to Namal Rajapaksa
Occurred in Sri Lanka on Aug. 17, 2021 at 1:45 p.m.
Reported by Nishadi Gunatilake via Internet on Aug. 17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
Reported by Nishadi Gunatilake via Internet on Aug. 17, 2021 at 2:30 p.m.
# government
# Cabinet
# Namal Rajapaksa
This report is Confirmed false
and is of
Low Priority.
Here is why -
As part of the cabinet reshuffle, Namal Rajapaksa was appointed as the Minister of Development Coordination and Monitoring, a brand new portfolio, in addition to his existing Minister of Youth and Sports and State Minister of Digital Technology and Enterprise Development portfolios. With that, social media and a few web outlets reported that 64 public institutions have been placed under his supervision. However, this seems to be a misreading of the gazette which outlines the Purview, Subjects and Functions, Special Priorities, and Related Institutional and Legal Framework of the new Ministry (pages 4-5), along with some other details related to the Presidential Secretariat and some other Ministries. Read the gazette under "Evidence".
Resolution added by - Nishadi Gunatilake