Sri Lanka, as part of its 75th Independence Day celebrations, has decided to release a commemorative stamp with the portrait of India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
According to a release issued by the President's Media Division of Sri Lanka, the government has decided to celebrate the 75th National Independence Day with pride together with the new reformist program for the next 25 years, ANI reported.
The country, which is facing a financial crisis will celebrate its 75th Independence Day on February 4 the theme of this year's celebration is Namo Namo Matha - A Step towards a Century
The reformist course for the next 25 years the government plans to implement for stable government policy until the 100th Independence Day in 2048 will be announced.
The main ceremony of the National Independence Day Celebrations will be held at 8:30 am at Galle Face Green under the patronage of President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. Several Buddhist and Hindu religious programs have also been planned for the celebrations.
Earlier in January the Sri Lankan government had announced that it would cut down expenses to recover itself from the country’s worst economic crisis. Government spokesperson and Media Minister Bandula Gunawardena has said that each ministry’s annual budget will be cut by 5 per cent as the government is “trying its best to curtail other expenses”, AP reported.
