3633/’13
Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake,— To ask the Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare,—
(a) Will he inform this House of —
(i) the total amount of money estimated for the reality programme “Rata Wiruwo Talent Star”, aired by a private television channel with the sponsorship of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment and the line Ministry ;
(ii) the said amount, the amount paid to the relevant television channel by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment; and
(iii) the reasons for awarding the programme to a private television channel despite the availability of state television channels?
(b) Will he state—
(i) the names of those who served in the panel of judges and those who compered in the above programme;
(ii) separately, the amounts of money paid to them;
(iii) separately as per classes, the manner in which the booking of seats were made for flights during overseas visits of each such person; and
(iv) separately, the hotel in which the comperes and the panel of judges were accommodated and the amount of money spent for that purpose by the above Bureau?
(c) Will he also inform this House whether he admits that it is inappropriate to conduct reality programmes spending huge amounts of money when Sri Lankan migrant workers in Middle East being languished in camps?
(d) If not, why?
Asked Date
2013-11-05
Asked by
Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake, M.P.
Ministry
Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Rata Viruwo Talent Star Progamme
Answered Date
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