44th anniversary of Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industry

The Sri Lanka Chamber of Small Industry will celebrate its 44th anniversary with an "Industrial Excellence Award" ceremony on Thursday, November 29 at "Waters Edge".

The High Commissioner for India Alok Prasad will be the Chief Guest on the occasion.

The past 44 years have seen the Small Chamber grow from a Small Industries Association to its present status. The names of its members who have passed into the halls of fame are many and also are the Industries they began, as truly small, which have now reached the zenith of corporate success. It's no longer an association but a Chamber with the power and capacity, standing shoulder to shoulder with the nation's leaders of industry.

The Ministry of Industrial Development has prepared a Cabinet paper to be presented to Parliament to add to their name "Medium". Nirupama Rajapakse MP will present this in Parliament shortly. Thereafter the Chamber will be known as the "Sri Lanka Chamber of Small and Medium Industry".

The "Industrial Excellence Award" is a competition for its 360 members. The selection of the winners is done with the co-operation of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board, where the Chamber President Aloy Jayawardene is a member on the Board. The 30 winners will receive their awards from the Chief Guest. These celebrations will be attended by over 150 members with their spouses.