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COLOMBO (News 1st); The President has appointed a 16-member advisory committee to assist the National Economic Council.
The list of appointed officials is as follows;
Dhammika Perera
Krishan Balendran
Ashroff Omar
Prof. Shirantha Heenkenda
Dushni Weerakoon
S. Renganathan
Dr. Hans Wijesuriya
Ranjit Page
Vish Govindasamy
Suresh de Mel
Prabash Subasingha
Duminda Halangamuwa
Sujeewa Mudalige
Prof. H.D. Karunaratne
Ashok Pathirage
Mohan Pandithage
Meanwhile, the composition of the Economic Council is as follows.
His Excellency the President Gotabhaya Rajapaksha (Chairman)
Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Trade Bandula Gunawardhana
Minister of Highways Johnston Fernando
Minister of Finance Basil Rajapaksha
Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Minister of Plantation Ramesh Pathirana
Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ajith Nivard Cabraal
Secretary to the President Gamini Senerath
Secretary to the Treasury S. R. Attygalle
Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Dhammika Nanayakkara