The Ministry of Industries[2] (
Sinhala: කර්මාන්ත අමාත්යාංශය;
Tamil: கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a
cabinetministry of the
Government of Sri Lanka 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.[3] The current Minister of Industries is
Ramesh Pathirana.[1] The ministry's
secretary is Thilaka Jayasundara.[4]
The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the
Lanka Sathosa falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the
Sinhalese name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., Cooperative Wholesale Establishment.
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts".
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^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24.{{
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^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 12: Tryst with independence".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-01-03.{{
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link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-01-03.{{
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link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-03-27.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-12-17.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-04-16.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-13.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
The Ministry of Industries[2] (
Sinhala: කර්මාන්ත අමාත්යාංශය;
Tamil: கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a
cabinetministry of the
Government of Sri Lanka 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.[3] The current Minister of Industries is
Ramesh Pathirana.[1] The ministry's
secretary is Thilaka Jayasundara.[4]
The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the
Lanka Sathosa falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the
Sinhalese name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., Cooperative Wholesale Establishment.
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-07.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-12-24.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 12: Tryst with independence".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-01-03.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-01-03.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-08.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^
abRajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2016-03-27.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2001-12-17.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-04-16.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-02-13.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
^Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal".
Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02.{{
cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)