sri lanka the emerging wonder of asia mahinda Chintana Vision for the future dePartment of national Planning ministrY of finanCe and Planning the DeVeLoPMent PoLiCY frAMeWorK GoVernMent of sri LAnKA      THE DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA  foafjda jiai;= ldf,ak iiai iïm;a;s fya;=p mSf;da Nj;= f,dafldap rdcd Nj;= Oïñflda [...]... link between the East and the West Mahinda Chintana - Vision for the Future Sri Lanka – The Emerging Wonder of Asia Per Capita Income (US$) 4500 4000 The Future Technologically advanced, knowledge based and self sufficient ECONOMY 3500 3000 2500 Peace and development 2000 The Present 1500 Hampered by terrorism 1000 The Past 500 0 2005 2009 2016 CONTENTS 1 Sri Lanka: The Emerging Wonder of Asia 1 2 A... participation in labour force from 32.6 percent to 34.3 percent and overall human resource index from 0.740 to 0.759 between 2005 and 2009 period Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia Position the country’s overall happiness index ranking at 1st in Asia and 8th in the world 2 The Socio Economic Development Strategy for the next decade based on the Mahinda Chintana – Vision for the Future, the 2010 Presidential... witnessed in some of the rapidly growing economies Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia The share of urban population to increase from a quarter to a third 3 VISION GROWTH ALONE DOES NOT MEAN ECONOMIC PROSPERITY The Mahinda Chintana vision is based on the economic philosophy that the growth in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) alone would not bring economic prosperity to the society The Mahinda Chintana Goal... planning for the future Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia The Government envisages foreign investment playing an important role in bringing investment and technology into Sri Lanka During the past decade, Sri Lanka benefited disproportionately from direct investment inflows which were on average equivalent to 1.5 percent of GDP The Government projects to double the level of inflows during the current.. .SRI LANKA A Dynamic Global Hub The objective of our next massive leap forward is to transform Sri Lanka into a strategically important economic centre of the world My determination therefore, is to transform Sri Lanka to be the Pearl of the Asian Silk Route once again, in modern terms Using our strategic geographical location effectively, I will develop our motherland as a Naval,... of fruits and vegetables in home gardens will also be promoted by linking the marketing network directly with the Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia The country has the potential to produce all its tropical fruits and vegetables for its needs and also for export The policy of the Government is to increase the production of these items to attain near self sufficiency level by 2020 15 producers SMEs... sub urban areas With that, the share of exports of cut flowers and foliage will increase significantly during the decade Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia Floriculture – Best Quality Products 25,000 hectares of herbal farms will be established in the Eastern and Northern Provinces under the supervision of the Ministry of Indigenous Medicine In addition, 20,000 hectares of land will be newly cultivated... Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia (Mahinda Chintana - 2005, p 43) 12 The Tank and the Field; the Tank next to the Dagoba: This is our social foundation; Our very special heritage… I revere Mother Earth My forefathers cultivated this fertile land of ours… Through the “Api Wavamu Rata Nagamu” programme, we have fulfilled the aspirations of the Mahinda Chintana that I presented in the section titled “Ketata... place The global economy is on the recovery path Over the past five years, Sri Lanka has scored better on most of the aggregate indicators There is also a benefit from the expected supply-side response from agriculture, livestock, fisheries as well as tourism related activities following the successful ending of the conflict The doubling of the size of Sri Lanka s economy, which is envisaged over the. .. The Wonder Island of Asia 164 7.3 Housing for All – Prosperous and Healthy Lifestyle 172 7.4 Urban Development 178 8 Shared Values and Rapid Development 185 8.1 Towards a Caring Society 186 8.2 Culture and National Heritage 197 8.3 Towards a Balanced Regional Development with Diversity 202 References 300 1 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka - The Emerging Wonder of Asia The Emerging Wonder of Asia 1 Overview Sri . sri lanka the emerging wonder of asia mahinda Chintana Vision for the future dePartment of national Planning ministrY of finanCe and Planning the DeVeLoPMent.    - The Emerging Wonder of Asia    - The Emerging Wonder of Asia                            