Training for newly elected councilors

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Local government authorities are planning to provide a proper training for the newly elected councilors of the 65 Local government bodies.

This will include law and procedure of the local government system and the tender procedures and carrying out development programmes, said the Ministry of Local government.

Names of the new councilors will be declared by the election commissioner through a special gazette notification and new term of the local government bodies will commence after one month following the gazette notification.

875 new councilors have been elected for the 65 Local Government bodies by the poll held last weekend.

The compositions of the elected councilors are as follows:

UPFA-512. TNA-183. UNP - 137 , JVP -13, TULF-12 ,Sri Lanka Muslim congress - 07, Citizens Front - 2 , Lanka Sama Samaja Party - 01 and Independent Groups-8. (Asian Tribune)

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Bumba Monday, 25 July 2011 08:07 AM

The funiest news we can ever expect to hear. Isn't is better and logical to elect qualified people that elect people who need a training after being elected. It is more a joke!

Samba Monday, 25 July 2011 08:04 AM

Training ???? who's money???? Mut sri lankans will never ever learn a lesson

Minister Monday, 25 July 2011 09:37 AM

Send all of them them to Kelaniya for training!

Nihal Fernando Monday, 25 July 2011 09:37 AM

How about reading and writing?

malkanthi Monday, 25 July 2011 10:31 AM

Why not start training first with some top ministers whose behavior and attitudes are a disgrace to the government and the nation. These guys are just some ants.

Yehiya-Doha Monday, 25 July 2011 12:55 PM

Most of them are culprits. Need the welikada trinning.

Gamarala Monday, 25 July 2011 03:49 PM

First give that traing to the thugs in the present parliament

GonAliya Monday, 25 July 2011 04:25 PM

Just 0.01% of what he got as....

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