Finished good export should be expanded - Minister

A. Keerthisinghe Alawwa special correspondent

Arrangements should be made to export finished goods by increasing the export of value added goods and raw material. Action has been taken to make value addition to raw material and provide employment to youth by expanding industries coming under the Rural Industrial Development Ministry, Minister S. B. Nawinna said.

He was speaking after inaugurating the Fibre Industrial Centre at Maharachchimulla, in the Dambadeniya electorate.

"It is the responsibility of welfare societies and the evil community to contribute to social services without seeking State support.

There are a number of profitable Government and private institutions conducting business with the Government.

The country will develop if we could build roads, schools, hospitals and libraries using that profit," Nawinna said.

North Western PC Councillor Shantha Bandara said if we want to earn more money we should manufacture new products.

"That is why we have taken action to produce various fibre material at this centre," he said.