4.0 Development policy framework of Government
(Extract from The Development Policy framework-Govt of Sri Lanka-Published by Department of National Planning-Ministry of Finance and Planning)
“My intention is to generate environment friendly sustainable tourism instead of relying only on leisure seeking popular tourism.” (Mahinda Chintana 2005, p-59)
“I will introduce an accelerated development programme for the tourism industry. I will launch a programme to fulfill the infrastructure and other requirements in order to attract 2.5 million tourists annually, by the year 2016.” (Mahinda Chintana 2010, p-94)