Traditional Industries promoted through Divi Neguma

Traditional Industries and Small Enterprises that saw a complete destruction during the period of the armed conflict are now fast developing in the North with the massive investment by the Government to improve these industries, Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said in Kilinochchi.

The Minister said that Kilinochchi district was one of the most affected areas in the Northern Province during the conflict , but the unfailing efforts and massive investment on the part of the Government within the past 5 years, had put the development of the traditional, small and medium scale industries which had to be started from a scratch on fast track.

The Minister said that any service of his ministry was available to anyone who desired assistance in whatever the way the need.

Minister said so at a recently held ceremony at Kilinochchi district Secretariat to mark the distribution of industrial implements to those who underwent training, conducted by "Divi Neguma" program.

The Minister also said that the 98 trained in Palmyrah based industries by the Palmyrah Development Board and the 33 trained in diverse disciplines of industry by the Industrial Development Board needed to make endeavours to produce high quality products.

"If they can produce high quality products the marketing of the items would not be a problem for them and it will help improving their living standards also", he added.

He said any help needed concerning quality improvements to their products could be obtained from the officials of the National Crafts Council.

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