A Financial Literacy Programme for paddy farmers in the Tissamaharama area was conducted recently by the Commercial Bank of Ceylon in collaboration with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
A group of 120 Paddy Farmers in and around Tissamaharama participated in this programme, the seventh such financial literacy programme conducted by the bank for micro and agriculture related entrepreneurs this year. The bank’s objective in conducting these programmes is to help these entrepreneurs develop their businesses through enhanced levels of financial literacy.
The resource person for the programme was the Senior Assistant Director of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Mr Sarath Ekanayaka, an experienced speaker on financial literacy and business development.
The programme was held at the Divisional Secretariat Office, Tissamaharama, and was attended by the Assistant Divisional Secretary Tissamaharama Mr Saman Premalal, the Senior Manager of Commercial Bank’s Development Credit Department Mr Mohan Fernando, the Bank’s Tissamaharama Branch Manager Mr Januka Gunawardana, and other officials of the Bank.
Commercial Bank has been conducting awareness programmes for micro entrepreneurs in different sectors of business in many areas of the country.
These programmes are supported by the bank’s 16 Agriculture & Micro Finance Units which play a key role in helping the Bank to identify specific needs of entrepreneurs, who require assistance to develop either their agriculture activities or micro businesses. The units are dedicated to promote agriculture lending and micro finance.
Commercial Bank’s agriculture & micro Finance Units are located in Ratnapura, Narammala, Kandy, Anuradhapura, Kilinochchi, Bandarawela, Wellawaya, Hingurakgoda, Galewela, Achchuveli, Vavuniya, Kattankudy, Tissamaharama, Neluwa, Pottuvil and Akkaraipattu.