Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development

Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
Ministry overview
Formed2010
Dissolved2015
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Employees145[citation needed]
Annual budgetLKR 1.09 billion[citation needed]
Child agencies
  • Industrial Development Board
  • National Craft Council
  • Palmyrah Development Board
  • National Design Centre
  • North Sea Limited

The Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for oversight of policy guidance and facilitation for traditional local industry, SMEs and the handicraft industry, with a goal of helping improve these industries to compete on the international market. It thus targeted home-based enterprises and cited poverty reduction, rural development and inclusive growth and social development as secondary focuses. The ministry was part of the Rajapaksa cabinet.