President underscores need for targetted programme to eradicate rural poverty

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that there should be a comprehensive new plan to eliminate poverty nationwide.

The President reviewed the rural development initiatives completed so far and noted that, despite their success, questions remain about the extent to which these projects have reduced rural poverty.

He made this statement during a progress review meeting of the Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry held yesterday (16) at the Presidential Secretariat.

The meeting included extensive discussions on the ongoing projects under the Ministry.

President Dissanayake also highlighted that poverty extends beyond mere financial hardship; it also involves the marginalisation of certain groups within society, constituting a serious social crisis. He underscored the necessity for a targeted programme to effectively eradicate rural poverty.

He also emphasised that the primary objective of rural development projects should be to eradicate rural poverty.

President Dissanayake also pointed out the need for a long-term, unified national plan to organise Sri Lanka’s currently disordered agriculture sector.

President’s Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, and Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe, along with senior officials of the Ministry, project directors and other officials of the Ministry participated in the discussion.

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