The international day celebrations of right to information held parallel to the International Day for Right to Information (28th September 2019) was taken place on the 15th at the Auditorium of the Department of Government Information.
A number of events comprised of publishing the information of the islandwide survey held collectively by the USAID and Survey Lanka with regard to the right to information, awarding ‘Purawesi Abhiman’ awards to those utilized the right to information for the betterment of the public and launching the special edition of ‘Pawatha’ magazine were taken place at the ceremony.
This ceremony was grazed by Mr. Sunil Samaraweera, Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media, Mr. Nalaka Kaluwewa, Director General of Government Information, Mrs. Ramanie Gunawardhane, Mrs. U. P. L. D. Pathirana and Mr. S. R. W. M. R. P. Sathkumara, Additional Secretaries Mr. J. W. S. Kithsiri, Director, and Mr. M. P. Bandara, Assistant Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media, along with other government officers and public.