Sri Lanka, Oct. 9 -- State-owned enterprises under the Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development Lanka Mineral Sands, BCC Lanka Limited, National Salt Company, Lanka Phosphate Company, and Lanka Graphite Limited handed over a portion of their dividends earned under the new government to the Treasury Tuesday (7) at a ceremony held in Parliament.

The funds were officially presented to Labour Minister and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha and Treasury Secretary Harsha Suriyaapperuma. Acting Chairman of Lanka Mineral Sands, Gayan Wellala, contributed Rs. 500 million from dividends earned over the past nine months to the Treasury. He stated that the institution aims to achieve a revenue target of Rs. 5 billion by t...