Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa stated today (10) at the Parliament, under the program “Obata Geyak Ratata Hetak” launched in 2020 by the Government, a house will be given to a selected underprivileged family from each Gramasewa Division. Construction of 11,310 houses has been already commenced under this program.
The Prime Minister stated this responding to a question raised in the Parliament.
State Minister Indika Anuruddha also responded to a question on the same matter saying, people have already settled in 5000 of these houses. Furthermore, the State Minister highlighted that a new housing program named “Siyapatha Housing Program” will be launched to provide houses for 15 lakhs of Government officials as a solution to address their housing issues.
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