Renovation of buildings in Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu districts:

FCCISL facilitates Financial Assistance of Govt of India

S. Ragavan, Special Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs of the Government of India,who is the Chief Guest of the launch, released financial assistance for a pioneer group of 200 micro level business men and women of a total of 1,230 beneficiaries of both war affected Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu districts, at a launching ceremony recently held at the Cooperative Conference Hall in Kilinochchi. It is a Rs. 70 million project which would be granted among the Micro, Small, Medium and Large categories of Business community for the repairs of damaged business buildings in these two districts.

Ragavan, in his address mentioned that the Government of India would continue to support the war affected victims all over Sri Lanka and stated that they have already committed to build 50,000 houses and commenced the work of laying the Railway Lines from Medawachchiya to Mannar and Vavuniya to KKS and further said that the Government of India would facilitate the development work of the KKS Harbour and commence the shipping services from Rameswaram to Thalaimannar. He requested the beneficiaries to utilize the financial assistance genuinely for business development.

Nalin Attygala, the Guest of Honour and Secretary General of the FCCISL, in his welcome and introductory address, expressed the facilitation role played by theFCCISL since 2010 and detailed the categories of beneficiaries and the amount of financial assistance for each group. Ignetious, President of the Kilinochchi District Chamber of Commerce made the Vote of Thanks.