The Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for oversight of policy guidance and facilitation for traditional local industry, SMEs and the handicraft industry, with a goal of helping improve these industries to compete on the international market. It thus targeted home-based enterprises and cited poverty reduction, rural development and inclusive growth and social development as secondary focuses. The ministry was part of the Rajapaksa cabinet.
List of ministers
Parties
Name Portrait Party Tenure President Douglas Devananda Eelam People's Democratic Party 23 April 2010 – Present Mahinda Rajapaksa
See also List of ministries of Sri Lanka Economy of Sri Lanka Poverty in Sri Lanka
References
External links Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Government of Sri Lanka