It is only the present government which addressed the needs and shortcomings encountered by plantation workers who have strengthened the country’s economy for over 150 years.Several special programmes have been implemented for their benefit through a new ministry, Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera said. He was addressing several meetings after opening plantation housing schemes and laying foundation stones for new schemes at Mulatiyana and Marawalawatta in Matara on April 6. Indian High Commissioner Taranjit Singh Sandu and Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Minister Palani Digambaram were also present on the occasion.
