Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Friday, 31 August 2018 00:51 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}
Enterprise Sri Lanka, the first entrepreneurial exhibition focusing on the development of enterprises and the creation of 100,000 new entrepreneurs by 2020, was opened to the public at the Monaragala District Secretariat office on 29 August.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe opened the exhibition. The Enterprise Sri Lanka exhibition was opened by Finance and Mass Media Minister Mangala Samaraweera, Ministers Malik Samarawickrama, Ranjith Madduma Bandara and several Deputy and State Ministers including Eran Wickramaratne and Lasantha Alagiyawanna.
The three-day exhibition will go on until today. The exhibition comprises 515 stalls from both the public and private sector and is open from 10.00 a.m. to 12.00 a.m. The Enterprise Sri Lanka program has been implemented by the Finance and Mass Media Ministry in association with state and private sector banks, foreign financial institutions and the other participating institutes.
Under the ‘Enterprise Sri Lanka’ entrepreneurial exhibition it has been planned to form new entrepreneurs, especially from the grassroots level, so as to boost the country’s economy. People with entrepreneurial concepts and ideas will be encouraged, assisted and educated to make their dreams a reality.
Moreover, existing emerging and midlevel entrepreneurs will be empowered to reach the next levels of their successive ladders. The primary objective of the project is to create a minimum of 100,000 entrepreneurs by 2020 through these concessional loan schemes.
The special feature of the project is that the Government has focused on empowering female entrepreneurs by providing additional incentives and with that the Government expects a transformational change in the economy in the years ahead. Moves have already been taken to educate the visitors of the exhibition on how to become an entrepreneur. All private and public sector stalls are engaging in this national task eagerly with a view to strengthen the country economically.
Several village-level infrastructure projects will also be rolled out parallel to the exposition. The Monaragala District has undergone a series of development projects. Three Green Parks will be established in the three electorates of the district. Construction work on the Green Parks in the Monaragala, Wellawaya and Bibile electorates commenced parallel to the opening ceremony yesterday. Each Green Park will consist of a meditation centre, gymnasium, jogging path and library.
