Our Management
Hon. Mr. Sunil Handunnetti
Minister for the Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Hon. Mr. Chathuranga Abeysinghe
Deputy Minister for the Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Mrs. Thilaka Jayasundara
Secretary
Ministry of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
Ms. W.T.R. Chandima
Chairman / Director General
National Enterprise Development Authority
Mr. Dhanuka Liyanagamage
Director
director@neda.gov.lk
Mr. Wasantha Senanayake
Deputy Director (Planning) | dd@neda.gov.lk
Mr. Kapila Liyanage
Accountant | acc@neda.gov.lk
Mr. Sashika De Mel
Assistant Director (EP)
sashikaneda@gmail.com
Miss. Oshani Bodhiwansa
Assistant Director (IT)
adit@neda.gov.lk
Mr. Nalin Dias
Assistant Director (Admin/EP-II)
adaep@neda.gov.lk
Mrs. Champika Welikala
Enterprise Promotion Officer
nayanakanthi.c@neda.gov.lk
Miss. Bhagya Nakandala
Enterprise Promotion Officer
bhagya.govtneda@gmail.com
Mrs. Ayesha Liyanaarachchi
Enterprise Promotion Officer
ayeshaneda28@gmail.com
Mrs. Kasunika Gayani
IT Officer
kasunikaneda@gmail.com
Mr. Sasanka Weerarathna
Enterprise Promotion Assistant
sasanka.neda@gmail.com
Mrs. Madushani Kaushalya
Enterprise Promotion Assistant
madushani.neda@gmail.com
Mrs. Harshika Kulasekara
Enterprise Promotion Assistant
harshikaneda@gmail.com
Mrs. B. Praveena
Enterprise Promotion Assistant
praveena.neda@gmail.com
Mrs. Lakmi Nanayakkara
Management Assistant
nanayakkaralakmi@gmail.com
Mrs. Kalani Jinadari
Management Assistant
jinadarikalani@gmail.com
Who are we
National Enterprise Development Authority (NEDA) is a government statutory body which is operating under the purview of the Ministry of Industries. Presently, the office of NEDA is located at No.561/3, Elvitigala Mawatha, Colombo 5.
The NEDA operates from Colombo and connects with its Development Officers at Divisional Secretariat level in all over the country by reaching 288 officers. Apart from that, NEDA has developed and maintained neda.lk website and MSME database to promote its services to Micro, Small and Medium entrepreneurs (MEMEs). Further, NEDA encourages MSME to use IT to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their business undertaking. At the same, time NEDA had taken initiatives to improve the IT applications in order to serve the MSMEs as well.
Our Vision
“Creating a dynamic and sustainable competitive Enterprise Sector, which will contribute to the economic, political and social aspirations of the nation”
Our Mission
“To facilitate and proactively support development, growth and competitiveness of NEDA’s Enterprises as an integral part of the national economy of Sri Lanka”
Our Objectives
- Stimulate the growth, expansion and development of Sri Lanka’s economy by encouraging, promoting and facilitating small and medium enterprise development within Sri Lanka.
- Stimulate and encourage the establishment and operation outside Sri Lanka of enterprises designed with view to Internationalize domestic enterprises capable of penetrating foreign markets for the fulfillment of the objectives of the act of NEDA.
- Formulate policies, plans, promotional incentives appropriately designed and effectively support and promote trade and development in industry and agriculture.
- Empowerment of people of human capital development with technical skills as an integral component of enterprise development.
- Develop infrastructure facilities required to meet the development needs
- Facilitate the access of entrepreneurs to finances required for enterprise development and operation.
- Establish a Technology Development Fund to promote research and development in connection with product development, technological enhancement and commercialization of patents.
- Facilitate regional economic development.
Our Values
- Entrepreneur first
- Transparency in decision making
- Sustainability
- Constant Improvement
- Leadership and Innovation
- Team work and work collaboratively towards objectives
