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Tuesday, September 15, 2009 - 09.09 GMT |
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New Secretary
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Mr. W.
B.
Ganegala,
currently
functioning
as
Secretary
to the
Ministry
of
Petroleum
Resources
Development
has been
appointed
as
Secretary
to the
Ministry
of Mass
Media
and
Information
by
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa,
with
immediate
effect.
Mr.
Ganegala
has
served
in the
same
capacity
from
2004 to
2007 and
implemented
several
programs
for the
benefit
of Media
personnel
and the
Media
Industry.
He was
instrumental
in
preparation
of
National
Media
Policy.
The
World
Press
Freedom
Day-2006
which
was
attended
by about
80
countries
was
organised
by Mr.
Ganegala
in
liaison
with all
state
and
private
institutions
and also
with the
assistance
of all
Media
Associations
functioning
in Sri
Lanka.
Mr.
Ganegala
did much
to
assist
provincial
journalists
in the
country
launching
a
program
to
provide
assistance
to them
in
training,
equipment
and
transport.
He also
implemented
the levy
for
imported
teledramas,
films
and
advertisements
proposed
by the
President.
He saw
the
completion
of the
three-storeyed
building
where
the
Ministry
of Mass
Media
and
Information
is now
housed
within
18
months,
which
brought
a saving
of
around
25 m.
per year
earlier
paid as
rent the
World
Trade
Center.
A
graduate
of the
University
of
Colombo
in
Economics
he holds
a
Diploma
in
Banking
of the
Bankers
Training
Institute
and a
Certificate
in
Public
Administration
of the
SLIDA.
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