Three-hundred-and-twenty-seven young entrepreneurs who qualified to receive Thurunu Diriya loans were identified in the Eastern Province, it was revealed at a progress review meeting of the province held at the Trincomalee District Secretariat, on September 14.
It was also revealed that seven entrepreneurs of the Eastern Province have already received this loan and business plans for another 104 young entrepreneurs have been prepared by the Small Enterprises Development Division (SEDD) and handed over to the Bank of Ceylon. In addition, 95 awareness programmes on the Thurunu Diriya loan scheme have been conducted in this province to date. The progress review committee meeting was attended by the Trincomalee District Secretary, Assistant Directors of the SEDD, and officials representing the Trincomalee District Secretariat, Central Programme Management Unit (CPMU) of the National Policies and Economic Affairs Ministry, Bank of Ceylon, selected community-based organisations from the Eastern Province, and all divisional secretariats in the Eastern Province
The Thurunu Diriya loan scheme was launched by Bank of Ceylon in collaboration with the Policy Development Office (PDO) of the Prime Minister’s Office, the Central Programme Management Unit (CPMU) of the National Policies and Economic Affairs Ministry and the Small Enterprises Development Division of the Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development Ministry.
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