The Chairman, Board of Directors, representatives of the Management and Unions of SLT and Mobitel handed over a cheque to the value of Rs.50 million to HE the President, today (15) at the Presidential Secretariat. SLT & Mobitel, the Nation’s leading telecommunication solution providers continue to support the Government of Sri Lanka in its commendable efforts in managing the present crisis.

Other than for this cash donation, the Group has come forward to pioneer and lead numerous technological solutions exceeding Rs 350 plus million, in order to help restart economic activities in key sectors of the country. Working without an interruption, SLT and Mobitel take pride in being the infallible team connecting the Nation through data, voice and mobile solutions during the recent lockdown and curfew periods.

The media campaign ‘Itukama’, the fund-raising initiative for the COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund established by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to support and strengthen activities to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 and related social welfare program, was launched at the Defence Ministry, on Wednesday (13).

The main goal of the fund, which started with a donation of Rs. 100 million from the President’s Fund, is to ensure the health and safety of those in the health sector and other essential service providers while enabling the State to support the population made vulnerable by COVID-19, the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.