Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has decided to bring several ministries under his supervision, saying that they were subjected to bureaucracy during the Rakapaksa regime and have not been able to achieve the targets set for the first two quarters, the Daily Mirror reported.
Some functions of the Foreign Affairs Ministry were already taken over during the 100 day programme and certain activities of the Education ministry have also been taken over.
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