North-South Business Bridge" to grab Northern youths to country's productivity

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North-South Business Bridge" to grab Northern youths to country's productivity

The government has initiated a "North-South Business Bridge Program as part of the Gampaha Integrated Accelerated Program, bridging North and South towards sustainable development.
The aim of the programme is to make aware Jaffna youth on modern material and equipment and disseminate the business knowledge and technology from successful entrepreneurs of the Gampaha District to the Northern youth to boost opportunities to develop strong market linkages between Gampaha and Jaffna.
The Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Ministry with the assistance of the Industrial Development Board will steer the programme.
The Programme includes technology transfer programmes on Leather products, bakery, batiks, emulsion paint, handmade paper, fruit based products and cement based products.
The Tamil civilians under LTTE hostage were rescued by the government's humanitarian mission by May 2009. Since then, the government continued its mission to resettle those civilians in their native places and it is now nearing completion. The civilians who had been resettled in their native places in Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu and Mannar have begun their livelihood in a peaceful country with the assistance of government and security forces. Now their livelihood is becoming self-sufficient and the government is busy making programs to grab them in to the country's productivity in various ways.