Approval was granted at the cabinet meeting held on 23-08-2016 for the construction of 36 quarters in Kalapaluwawa area, comprising 15 matrimonial quarters for the sub-inspectors, and 21 matrimonial quarters for police sergeants and police constables. Accordingly, the relevant contract was awarded to the Construction Managers & Planer (Pvt) Ltd for an amount of rupees 289.59 million (without tax). The project duration has been extended in several occasions and at present 95% of the construction has been completed. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Public Security to extend the project duration up to 31-12-2024, and to amend the cost of the project as rupees 460.58 million taking into consideration the increase the cost of raw materials in large amount  and the effects tax amendments introduced by the government.

Approval has been granted at the cabinet meeting held on 29-11-2013 to purchase the locally produced medicines under the Buy Back Agreement in order to encourage the local medicine producers by giving priority for the production activities of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka. Accordingly, approval has been granted on 02-10-2018 in order to enter into buyback agreements for the productions of local medicine manufacturing companies who have already entered into agreements with the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka for the 15-year period, to purchase the said medicines on a priority basis provided for the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka, and to implement buyback agreements between local medicine producers and the Ministry of Health for the supply of medicines for up to 10 years. Accordingly, a pricing committee has also been appointed to determine the prices of the medicines. According to the strategy of purchasing the said medicines, it has been recognized that 20% of the requirement of medicine supplies is covered by the present strategy of purchasing the said medicines, and there is a possibility to increase the said amount up to 40%. Accordingly, the Medical Supplies Division of the Ministry of Health has identified 49 local medicine manufacturing companies that have the capability of supplying 454 medical supplies, including medicines. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by Hon. Prime Minister in her capacity as a Minister of Health in order to enter into buyback agreements to supply medical supplies, including local manufacturing medicines, from such identified institutions for a period of one year without being perverse to the local medicine manufacturing companies that have already been entered into buyback agreements as well as the manufacturing procedure of the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation of Sri Lanka.

The Fund for International Development of Archives of the International Council on Archives has agreed to offer a Euro 7,000 grant to establish the platforms for Atom software (Access to memory) and Archivematica software, incorporating experts on open source software for protection of metadata in archives and Atom software (Access to memory) and Archivematica for digital protection. The International Council on Archives has agreed to utilize the said grant to bear part of the cost of stage 1 of the project, which has already been commenced for the establishment of a digital repository at the Sri Lanka National Archives. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media to sign the charter with the International Council on Archives to obtain the said grant and to take other steps relevant to that respect.

It has been proposed to construct a grid substation in the Ekala industrial zone with the objective of continuous supply of electricity as well as the increase of quality of the existing power supply according to the risen demand for electricity in Ekala and surrounding areas at present. It has been recognized that it is appropriate for the proposed grid substation to be constructed by utilization of 2 acres, 02 roods, from the 10 acres of land belonging to the Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation, which is adjacent to the Ekala Sandcrop garden. Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Buddhism, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media to transfer the said portion of land to the Ceylon Electricity Board, having charged rupees 320 million, the valuation of the chief valuer of the government.