While delivering the Budget 2024,President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that, “focusing on the Buddhist civilization of Sri Lanka, I expect to establish a Sri Lankan Buddhist Museum for research activities as well as for cultural promotion activities.”
There are such Museums in different countries related to different civilizations. They are utilized for research and tourist attraction.
Therefore, Rs. 200 million will be allocated in the next year to establish the museum, which is expected to be built in several phases.
President further said, our ambition is to make Sri Lanka a Buddhist tourist center through these activities.
