Deniyaya welfare centre to boost plantation workers
Shirley WIJESINGHE
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Minister D.M. Jayaratne unveiling the plaque at the opening
of the Social Welfare Development Centre of Deniyaya Estate.
Ministry Secretary Indrani Sugathadasa , Additional
Secretary Wimal Jayawardane and Plantation Project Director
Raja Premadasa look on. |
A newly established Social Welfare Development Centre constructed in
Deniyaya Estate, Deniyaya spending over Rs. 250 million was opened by
Plantation Industries Minister D.M. Jayaratne recently.
Addressing a gathering after unveiling the plaque, Minister Jayaratne
said that his visit was the first visit in 20 years by a Minister in the
history of the Deniyaya Plantation. The main objective of the project is
to increase the productivity of the plantation industry. "The workers in
the plantation sector today are living happily and harmoniously because
of welfare benefits granted to them under the direction of the present
Government.
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