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Dr. Indunil Liyanage takes over as new CMA General Manager
Dr. Indunil Liyanage, a senior management and marketing professional, assumed duties as the General Manager of Condominium Management Authority (CMA) of Sri Lanka.
Prior to joining CMA, he served as a Director/Consultant at CCPI Management Holdings (Pvt) Ltd., and the former Chief Marketing Officer of the Bank of Ceylon since 2012. Earlier, he served as the Assistant Vice President – Head of Marketing at NDB Bank, Sri Lanka since 2005.
As a Key Management Personnel (KMP) and industry expert with hands-on experience in management, marketing and sales, he was responsible for managing No.1 product categories and brands in the country. His career experience covers fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry as a Product Manager and Financial Services industry as a Marketing Manager, Assistant Vice President – Head of Marketing and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) in local and international banks in Sri Lanka and Management Consultancy services as a Director/Consultant.
Dr. Liyanage’s wide array of over 30 years extensive experience in many organizations covers agriculture, consumer and dairy products and electronics, financial services industry and management consultancy services.
He holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS), University of Colombo and a Master of Science (MSc) in Management from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. He is a Diploma holder of Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA) of ICMA (Australia).
Dr. Liyanage is a Chartered Marketer since 1997 attached to the first batch of Chartered Marketers in Sri Lanka. He was awarded the Fellowship (FCIM) of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) and the Fellowship (FSLIM) of the Sri Lanka Institute of Marketing (SLIM) for his outstanding contribution made to the marketing profession in Sri Lanka.
He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK) since 1995 and a member of the Certified Management Accounts (CMA) Australia since 2017.
In terms of the provisions of the Establishments Code on payment of festival advance to government officers, there’s a possibility of obtaining rupees 10,000/- as an advance for celebrating festivals of Theipongal, Ramazan, Sinhala and Hindu New Year, Wesak, Deepavali, and Christmas as well as for pilgrimages (Sri Paada pilgrimage and Hajj pilgrimage).
Provisions have been given to recover the said advance in 08 installments or if required earlier without interest. It has been proposed by the Budget 2026 to increase the said festival advance up to rupees 15,000/-.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local governments to revise the relevant provisions so that the festival advance can be increased up to rupees 15,000/- .
As per the approval given by the cabinet meeting held on 02-06-2025, action is being taken at present to offer the underutilized lands/properties of the Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation, the Janatha Etate Development Board, and the Elkaduwa Plantation Company which are under the Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure which have been identified under stage one to suitable investors.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure to provide following lands/properties on a lease basis to the suitable investors for optimal utilization following the prescribed procurement procedure.
• underutilized lands/properties identified under stage two owned by the Sri Lanka State Plantation Corporation, the Janatha Estate Development Board, and the Elkaduwa Plantation
Company,
• The Mawarala watte land and the Tea factory 40.48 hectares in extent, located in Matara District belonging to the Tea Shakthi Fund.
• The underutilized land of 1,541 hectares in extent of Kondachchi Estate is enjoyed by the Sri Lanka Cashew Corporation.
The drafting of the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy has commenced with the objective of equitable distribution of the benefits of the fisheries industry and the sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture. This policy has been updated from time to time according to current requirements. However, steps have not been taken to obtain the approval of the Cabinet of Ministers for that purpose.
According to the policy declaration of the present government, ‘Vistas of Prosperity and Splendor’ the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy has been redrafted, updating the aforementioned policy in line with the economic and development objectives of the government.
The recommendations of the Department of National Planning have been received for the drafted policy.
Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Marine
Resources to implement the National Fisheries and Aquaculture Policy, integrating it with other relevant policies.
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