Govt responds to allegation of not funding Poson programme

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Colombo (LNW): The government has responded to the allegation levelled by certain parties that the State’s Poson Programme in Anuradhapura is not being properly funded, stating that it is false and asserting that Rs. 28.8 million has already been granted in this regard.

As of now, two Ministries and one Department have contributed a sum of Rs. 28.8 million for the State’s Poson Programme this year, a statement by the President’s Media Division said.

The allocation made by the Buddhashasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry for this year’s Poson Mihinthale Perahera was the highest since 2019, it added.

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