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Starting off industry base:
Mannar benefits from Divi Neguma
National Exhibition on January 21 and 22:
The forthcoming Divi Neguma show at Mannar will be an ideal
opportunity to start off the industry base in the region. Also, the
region's apparel factories too will be able to showcase their products,
said Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen.
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Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen (third from
left) discusses with high level officials on the forthcoming
Divineguma |
Minister Bathiudeen was addressing the special high level
inter-Ministerial and inter-Departmental preparation meeting held on 21
December at the Industry and Commerce Ministry premises at Colombo 3.
Also taking part in the meeting were officials from Ministry of
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Ministry,
Commerce Department and the Export Development Board.
The next Divi Neguma National Exhibition on Cottage Industry will be
held at Mannar on January 21 and 22, under the guidance of the Economic
Development Ministry.
"This will be an ideal opportunity to start off the industry base,
specially the cottage, in the Mannar region. Also it can help in
exposing new employment opportunities" Minister Bathiudeen said. "We
will cover both SME and Micro industry sectors in this event. We also
want to enlist the handlooms and apparels from the region along with the
Textile Department under my Ministry" Minister Bathiudeen informed the
high level officials. Minister Bathiudeen also informed that he is
mulling an entrepreneur capacity building effort at the Mannar show
through NEDA.
The initial one million home gardens, livestock, poultry, fisheries
and one million domestic economic units target under this programme as
proposed by the 2011 budget proposals, has now been increased to 2.5
million by the budget proposals of 2012. The programme is considered as
a "strong pillar in the Mahinda Chinthana Vision for the Future" and is
being implemented under five line ministries, including the Industry and
Commerce Ministry. The Export Development Board (EDB) and the National
Entrepreneurs Development Authority (NEDA) of the Industry and Commerce
Ministry contribute to the programme according to the vested subject
areas.
Along with the officials present were the Industry and Commerce
Ministry Secretary Tilak Collure and EDB Director General Sujatha
Weerakoone.
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