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Plantation Minister orders profits from Deraniyagala Tea Factory

COLOMBO: Minister of Plantation Industries D.M. Jayaratne has instructed his Secretary J. Abewicrama to turn the Deraniyagala tea factory which is running at a loss in to a profitable venture as soon as possible.

He has appointed a three-member committee headed by the Senior Research Officer (technical) Tea Research Institute Jerry Galahitiya to find out the reasons and submit a report as how to overcome this situation immediately.

The Chairman Kalubovitiyana Tea Factory Vicent Ratnayake said that only 5,000kg of tea leaves are ground in this factory and the suppliers are only getting average Rs. 40 per kilo.

But it has the capacity to grind a maximum of 12,000 kilos and if it is to bring upto profit making level a minimum of 9,000 kgs have to be ground.

This factory produces traditional black tea with a staff of 21 permanent cadres and 56 casual labourers. The income earned by the factory from April 2006 to January 2007 was only Rs. 62,834,873.

 

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