Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Three wheeler subsidy talks underway

By Franklin R. Satyapalan

Three wheeler owners are in talks with the government to obtain a fuel subsidy.

President of the Federation of Self Employed Association Mahinda Kahandagamage said that talks were underway with government representatives to obtain the fuel subsidy promised for around 645,000 three wheelers in the country.

Kahandagamage, who is also a UPFA Councillor of the Colombo Municipal Council, said that he had taken up the matter with the Chairman of the National Transport Commission Robert Gunawardena as well as the Minister of Private Transport services C. B. Ratnayake.

The last time a subsidy was granted to three wheel drivers, coupons were issued through the Samurdhi Banks and similarly this time, too, a similar system could be worked out, where each three wheeler would be granted a fuel subsidy of around 2,000 rupees per month, he said.http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=46370

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