PARLIAMENTARY SERIES NO.236
Date/ Name of the Institution & Ministry
Major Issues & Problems Identified
Comments & Decisions of the COPE
2. It was noted that the 2. It was stated that on a di„Vilasitha Niwasaâ€&#x; purrective of the then Ministry chased by the Corporaof Enterprise Development, tion for Rs. 208,973,030/the Vilasitha Niwasa had in the year 2006 had been been purchased in 2006 and rented out to the Dept. of on their instructions the Police on a monthly rentbuildings had been rented al of Rs. 800,000/- and out to the Police Dept., to be the building had been purchased by them within a acquired by the Govt. in year. However since the PoJune 2010, and handed lice Dept. did not pay the over the ownership to the rental as agreed, the new Dept. of Police and enmanagement had been able quired the current posito obtain the rent with artion. rears, and the acquisition had been done by the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat and the Corporation would be expecting compensation from the Divisional Secretariat. 1. No Audit & Management 1. It was informed that action Mahapola Higher Committee Meetings had would be taken to correct the Education Scholarship been held in the years situation and agreed to hold Trust Fund 2010, 2011 and 2012. the meetings from the year February 19th, 2013 2013 regularly. ( Presidential Secretariat)
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2. The Committee observed 2. It was stated that the money that money which had remained as some of the stubeen made available by dents in the universities had the fund to the universinot followed the courses for ties for the payment of various reasons, and that scholarships had been money after a month be resent back, without being turned to the Mahapola Trust paid to the recipients. Fund from the universities and had been taken as revenue to the Fund. The CAO agreed to obtain a written report from every university once in every two months indicating the percentage of students who were eligible for scholarships, but not following the courses.