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Welcome to the official website of Ministry of Sports, Youth Affairs, Women, Rural Development and Industries of Central Province<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Our mission is to be an excellent organization in efficiency and effectiveness through introducing extensive market opportunities by developing industries to acquire the maximum benefit from the limited resources, burnishing the creativity of the large, medium and small entrepreneurs through socio cultural and economic diversity of the\u00a0 public that spread across the province also committing for the future success of the sports sector by identifying the sports abilities of young sportsmen and sportswomen and training them for raising up to the international level from National level, strengthening Economic level of the rural women\u2019s community by introducing self-employment opportunities to improve their lifestyle, development of infrastructure by uplifting physical & human resources within Rural areas and reaching step by step for the balanced sustainable socio economic development to create the positive minded young generation.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1518447661576{margin-top: 0px !important;background-color: #ededed !important;}”][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=”2042″ img_size=”full” css=”.vc_custom_1590733751638{margin-top: -10px !important;}” el_class=”thumbnail”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1590733778330{margin-top: -20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

Hon.Minister<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nI.W.M.C.K Illangakoon<\/span>
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Department of Industries<\/span>
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Department of Sport<\/span>
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Department of Textile<\/span>
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Youth Affairs<\/span>
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Department Of Rural Development<\/span>
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Women Affairs<\/span>
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Latest News and Events<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

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Upcoming Events<\/span>
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\u00a0Information officers<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\nAssistant Secretary<\/span> <\/span>
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\nAssistant Director <\/span>
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