At the awarding ceremony for the best institutes of Sri Lanka (CNCL- Achiever of Industrial Excellence) held by the National Board of Industries of Sri Lanka for 2022, the State Timber Corporation was honoured with the Excellence Award as the only government institution with the highest income that year.
The State Timber Corporation has earned Rs. 4,316 million for the last year. State Timber Corporation Chairman Mahinda Karunaratne said that the Corporation's earning of income led to the awarding of this award when all the institutions operating under the State entrepreneurship in Sri Lanka were suffering losses due to the economic crisis, COVID -19 pandemic as well as the declining income of the public.
Meanwhile, the State Timber Corporation, which is the only State timber supplier in Sri Lanka with excellent management, implemented many new programmes last year.
This excellence award was officially presented yesterday by the State Timber Corporation to its entire staff in a ceremony attended by the Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Minister Mahinda Amaraweera. It was organised for presenting the award to all the staff members of the Corporation.
The Minister presented the award to the staff including State Timber Corporation Chairman Mahinda Karunaratne and Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry Secretary Chandra Herath.
“The State Timber Corporation is an example for other institutions in the public sector at a time when there is a big economic crisis in the country,” the Minister said.
“Sri Lanka has never seen an economic collapse as severe as last year's. The people are still finding it very difficult to find even the food they need. It is a miracle that the State Timber Corporation is making such a huge income in a country where there are a large number of families who cannot even buy a kilo of rice,” the Minister added.
“There are a group of government employees who go home with something belonging to the office. When I was in the Fisheries Ministry, an employee of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation was caught while he was walking home from work with a Tuna fish tied around his waist. Organisations with such people will never prosper,” the Minister said.
“Therefore, this award that the State Timber Corporation received is an example for the entire public service,” the Minister added.
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