COLOMBO, June 3 -- Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya described the government's 'Prajaa Shakthi' (People's Power) initiative as a key expression of participatory governance, aimed at empowering communities, reducing poverty and developing region-specific economic opportunities across the country.

The Prime Minister made the remarks while launching a project to cultivate previously abandoned agricultural land in the Nampamunuwa Grama Niladhari Division, marking the Colombo District rollout of the '1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Villages' program under the National Poverty Eradication Movement.

The initiative is being implemented by the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Protection and Social Empowerment through Prajaa Shakthi Development Societi...