The Ministry of Industries ( si, කර්මාන්ත අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a

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of the

Government of Sri Lanka The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...

responsible for industry and commerce. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on industry and commerce and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Industries is

Ramesh Pathirana Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is serving as the current Minister of Plantation Industries and Minister of Industries. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He was educated at ...

. The ministry's

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is Chinthaka S. Lokuhetty. The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the

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falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the

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name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., ''Cooperative Wholesale Establishment''.

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

Industries Industry in Sri Lanka