A new consumer protection Law |
Consumer credit Law |
Code of Intellectual Property Law |
New Companies Act |
Insurance (Special Provisions) Act |
Sri Lanka Export Credit Insurance Act |
Export Development Board Law |
Young Inventors Commission |
Initiated the Fair Trading Commission Act |
New dimensions in economic reforms |
Restructuring of the CWE to become a profitable Organization & self-service Retail network |
Re building the Lanka Milk foods factory |
Export information centre |
Exporter’s Forum |
Presidential Export Awards |
Export Production Village Concept |
Concept of Employees Trust Fund |
Implementation of the open market economy and Eradication of shortages, queues for food & essentials, coupons & permits |
Introduction of a new legal frame work to ensure smooth transition of a closes economy to a market economy |
Establishing bonded warehousing for essential foods to ensure food security |
Unification of Port activities & creating the Sri Lanka Ports Authority |
Lanka Ports Authority Act |
Introduction of Transhipment |
Marine pollution Prevention Act |
Carriage of Goods by Sea |
Infrastructure modernization & development of the Port |
Pioneered the Containerization |
Development of the QEQ |
Construction of the JAYA Terminal the first modern fully computerized terminal |
Ports becomes a revenue earning organization for the first time |
Achieving 22nd position among world ports (138th in 1980) |
Mahapola- SLPA technical Training Institute |
Completion of the Sambudha Jayanthi Sthupa |
Re-fleeted the Shipping Corporation with new custom built ships to carry Sri Lankan goods to world ports. |
Re-structuring Colombo Dock Yard with a new dry dock to facilitate large vessels |
Dockyard supplied Tugs for SLPA & Petrol Crafts for the Navy |
Restructuring of the Armed forces from Ceremonial to a fully-fledged combat forces |
Restructuring of the Armed forces from Ceremonial to a fully-fledged combat forces |
Recruitment, training, equipping and establishing new units |
Instrumental in the establishment of the Special Task Force, Rapid Deployment Force, National Auxiliary Force, expanding Commando units |
Increasing camps up to 200+ in the war zone |
Teaching Tamil language to soldiers |
Welfare schemes for soldiers |
Keeping up the morale of the soldiers by visiting camps regularly |
Establishing the National Defence Fund |
National Dangerous Drugs Control Board (amendment) |
Planned & executed the Wadamarachchi operation that was stalled due to Indian intervention |
Played a multi-faceted role in the conflict; while building up forces for the battle, he had to keep the morale of the public by keeping them informed of the activities in the battle front, he needed to win the hearts & minds of the general public in the north. |
He had to be concerned about the international opinion as well. |
Introduction of the framework for “farming for the Market” |
Evolving cropping systems for different climatic zones & soil conditions |
Expansion of the agricultural research sector |
Preparation of systems to introduce agro business to the farming community |
Introduction of new farming methods to increase productivity |
Introduction of Agricultural Export Production Village Scheme |
Introducing the export oriented agriculture to the farming community |
Organizing livestock farmers in to cooperative societies |
Expanding Agro Well System |
Introducing the concept of Cooperative banking & insurance business |
Establishing Farmer Organizations |
Introduction of the concept of equal opportunity for equal ability |
Increasing investment in the education sector |
Broad based opportunities to teach core subjects; science, maths & English |
Use of electronic media for education (particularly to benefit rural students) |
Introduction of a scheme to increase opportunities for technical & vocational education. |
Graded system in technical education with formal exit points from main stream of education |
Teaching of 2nd & 3rd Languages in schools & introduction of competency tests |
Introducing the Tri lingual alphabet with free school books |
Introducing Sports as a vocational subject for O/L & A/L |
Training for teachers |
Introducing English/ Sinhala/Tamil- Teacher Training camps |
Introducing the Teacher Service & Principals Service |
Year 9 Technical certificate |
Establishment of school Management Committee |
Compulsory attendance for students in public examination classes |
National education Commission |
University colleges |
