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Prasanna, CBSL, Cabraal to discuss relief delays

24 Jun 2021

  • Complaints of tourism relief not being received

By Dinitha Rathnayake   Tourism Minister Prasanna Ranatunga is scheduled to call the attention of the Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms State Minister Ajith Nivard Cabraal and the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Governor Prof. W.D. Lakshman to the problems that have arisen in the implementation of the relief provided by the Government to the tourism industry which has been devastated due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Accordingly, a special discussion is to be convened on 29 June to find a solution to these problems. The discussion will be chaired by Ranatunga, Cabraal, and Prof. Lakshman. Representatives of the tourism industry who are registered with the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) are also expected to participate in this meeting. With the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country, the tourism industry completely collapsed and as a result, the direct and indirect dependents of the industry have been severely affected. Therefore, a process of providing relief to them has been initiated with the intervention of the Government. Accordingly, a special loan relief package was introduced and a relief scheme for the payment of lease installments was also implemented.  Allowances of Rs. 20,000 and Rs. 15,000 each were also given to guides and drivers, respectively, who are registered with the SLTDA. The SLTDA says that the allowance has been paid to 1,968 registered drivers and that Rs. 29.52 million has been spent for this purpose. The Authority also says that Rs. 47.9 million has been paid to 2,510 registered tour guides. In addition, a grace period has been provided for the payment of electricity and water bills, to registered tourist hotels and other establishments. It has however been alleged that some financial institutions did not provide the relief provided by the Government for the leasing facilities for the vehicles used in the tourism sector. Ranatunga said that he would pay special attention to various issues affecting the sector at the upcoming meeting.  

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