Financial assistance to small scale food industries

A ceremony was held this week at the Industry and Commerce Ministry to provide financial assistance to those selected by the Ministry in collaboration with the Industrial Development Board (IDB) from those involved in the Small Scale Food Industries and Packaging Development program. Here Industry and Commerce Minister Rishad Bathiudeen handing over the cheque to one of the recipients in the presence of (from left): IDB Director General P.L.U. Rathnamalala, Minister Rishad Bathiudeen, Industry and Commerce Ministry Secretary Ranjith Ashoka, Industrial Development Board Chairman Mahinda Jinasena