Navin inspects Tea Small Holding Development Authority

Friday, 22 January 2016 00:00 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}

Minister of Plantation Industries Navin Dissanayake inspected the Tea Small Holding Development Authority on 8 January, at Pellawatte Battaramulla which is under the purview of his Ministry.

Attending the ceremony to mark the first anniversary of President Maithripala Sirisena in office, Minister Dissanayake laid the foundation stone for a ‘Budhu Madura’ in the authority premises. The Minister also discussed with the employees about issues related to them.

Addressing the gathering Minister Navin Dissanayake said the Tea Small Holding Development Authority is the most important institute under his Ministry. It is directly and immensely responsible for the tea production of the country.

As we all know that in the past, 60% of the total tea production was done by the major tea holders. However it has changed. As at present, about 73% of the total tea production of the country is done by tea small holders. This revolutionary change is a strength for us. Therefore, the Tea Small Holding Development Authority has a major responsibility to encourage the tea small holders to develop the country.

Speaking further the Minister assured to fulfil the resources required to develop this authority through the Ministry to achieve the targets.

Chairman of the Tea Small Holding Development Authority and the Tea Shakthi Foundation Wijeratne Devagedara, Acting General Manager and Additional Secretary of the Ministry Ruwani Silva, Deputy General Manager I.T Fernando, Private Secretary to the Minister Thusitha Pulasinghe and other officials participated at this occasion.

Discover Kapruka, the leading online shopping platform in Sri Lanka, where you can conveniently send Gifts and Flowers to your loved ones for any event including Valentine ’s Day. Explore a wide range of popular Shopping Categories on Kapruka, including Toys, Groceries, Electronics, Birthday Cakes, Fruits, Chocolates, Flower Bouquets, Clothing, Watches, Lingerie, Gift Sets and Jewellery. Also if you’re interested in selling with Kapruka, Partner Central by Kapruka is the best solution to start with. Moreover, through Kapruka Global Shop, you can also enjoy the convenience of purchasing products from renowned platforms like Amazon and eBay and have them delivered to Sri Lanka.