Gamata Karmantha creates jobs

The Government has paid special attention for Regional Industrial Development and one of the successful projects which is being implemented by the Industrial Development Ministry is the Gamata Karmantha program.

Under this program the Industrial Development Ministry has approved seven new investors to start industries.

G. S. Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd. in the Kurunegala District, N. Chandrarathne Constructions (Pvt) Ltd. Lihini Steel (Pvt) Ltd. and Tropical Metals (Pvt) Ltd. in the Puttalam District. J. F. Packing (Pvt) Ltd. in Kandy District, K. B. Ice (Pvt) Ltd. in Trincomalee District and American Water Systems (Pvt) Ltd. in Ampara District will start their industries as they have received new investment opportunities. The total investment of the seven new companies is Rs. 517 m and 1036 new employment opportunities would be generated.

G. S. Enterprises (Pvt) Ltd. which intends to manufacture rebuilt tyres in the Kurunegala Division in the Kurunegala district hopes to invest Rs. 50 m and will provide 200 employment opportunities.

The Government has granted 55 perches to N. Chandrarathne Constructions (Pvt) Ltd. which is expected to invest Rs. 40 m on manufacturing cement and concrete products in the Dankotuwa Divisional Secretariat Division in the Puttalam District. They also hope to provide 200 new jobs through this venture.

Lihini Steel (Pvt) Ltd. is expected to invest Rs. 115 m to establish a factory which will manufacture iron needed in the building constructions in the Wennappuwa Divisional Secretariat Division and the Government has granted 1 1/2 acres land for this purpose and also it will create 228 employment opportunities for the people of the area.

Tropical Metals (Pvt) Ltd. has planned to manufacture iron nails and steel related products and it will create 225 employment opportunities in the Dankotuwa area. The total investment for this would be Rs. 122 m. The Government has allocated 108 perches of land for this.

J. F. Packing (Pvt) Ltd. which is planned to be established in Kundasale in the Kandy District will invest Rs. 71 m on manufacturing soft packaging materials and also will provide 60 employment opportunities.

The Gamata Karmantha program is being successfully implemented by taking forward the Mahinda Chinthanaya to strengthen the industrial sector in Sri Lanka under the guidance of the Industrial Development Minister Kumara Welgama.