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SOEs under Industries Ministry contribute Rs. 757.4 m in dividends to Treasury
Daily FT
|October 09, 2025
STATE-OWNED Enterprises (SOEs) under the Industries and Enterprise Development Ministry — Lanka Mineral Sands, BCC Lanka Ltd., National Salt Company, Lanka Phosphate Company, and Lanka Graphite Ltd., — have handed over a portion of their dividends earned under the new Government to the Treasury.
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The funds were officially presented to Labour Minister and Economic Development Deputy Minister Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando and Treasury Secretary Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma.
Lanka Mineral Sands Acting Chairman 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 the end of this year.
BCC Lanka Chairman H.A. Prasanna Indrajith handed over Rs. 50 million to the Treasury as part of the company’s dividends.
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