{"id":23513,"date":"2023-12-06T12:49:22","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T07:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/?page_id=23513"},"modified":"2025-07-31T09:53:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T04:23:48","slug":"appraeltextile-and-related-industries-sector-ac","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/appraeltextile-and-related-industries-sector-ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprael,Textile and related Industries sector Advisory committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"23513\" class=\"elementor elementor-23513\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-832edbc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"832edbc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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<a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  active show left-pos\" id=\"content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"advisory-committee-chairman\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f\" href=\"#Content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f\">\n                                                        <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Advisory Committee Chairman<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-63f8fd1\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"advisory-committee-members\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f\" href=\"#Content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f\">\n                                                        <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Advisory Committee Members<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                        <li class=\"elementkit-nav-item elementor-repeater-item-f532983\">\n                        <a class=\"elementkit-nav-link  left-pos\" id=\"content-f53298369e7711b3f46f-tab\" data-ekit-handler-id=\"sector-overview\" data-ekit-toggle=\"tab\" data-target=\"#content-f53298369e7711b3f46f\" href=\"#Content-f53298369e7711b3f46f\"\n                            data-ekit-toggle-trigger=\"click\"\n                            aria-describedby=\"Content-f53298369e7711b3f46f\">\n                                                        <span class=\"elementskit-tab-title\"> Sector overview<\/span>\n                        <\/a>\n                    <\/li>\n                                <\/ul>\n\n            <div class=\"tab-content elementkit-tab-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-0c4e18d  active show\" id=\"content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-0c4e18d69e7711b3f46f-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <section id=\"e-left\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0;\"><div id=\"e-left-inner\" class=\"left-inner\" style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat( auto-fit, minmax(500px, 1fr) ); grid-column-gap: 30px;\"><div class=\"details\"><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img style=\"width: 250; height: 250; margin: 0 auto; display: block;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/18.jpeg\" \/><b> MR. HEMANTHA PERERA <\/b><\/p><div style=\"height: 50px; text-align: center;\">Managing Director Sarasvati Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Pannipitiya<\/div><div style=\"height: 5px;\">\u00a0<\/div><p><strong>CONTACT INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul style=\"list-style-type: none; margin-left: 5px;\"><li>\u260f: 0774441140 \/ 0112855023<\/li><li style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\ud83d\udce7: hemantha.perera@isabella.lk<\/li><li>\u2338: 375\/1B High Level Road, Makumbura, Pannipitiya.<\/li><\/ul><div style=\"height: 50px;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"height: 10px;\">\u00a0<\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div class=\"details\"><p><strong>OTHER INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>President \u2013 Kandy Industrial Park Investors Association (KIPIA).<\/li><li>Vice Chairman \u2013 Free trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA).<\/li><li>Executive Committee Member \u2013 Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF).<\/li><li>General Secretary -Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters (SLCGE).<\/li><li>Honorary Member (Establishment) \u2013 Hosiery Wages Board Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations.<\/li><li>Executive Committee Member \u2013 Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA).<\/li><li>Executive Committee Member \u2013 National Chamber of Commerce (NCC).<\/li><li>Member of the Advisory Committee \u2013 Apparel Sector of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (Headed by the Minister of Development Strategies &amp; International Trade).<\/li><li>Isabella (Pvt) Ltd., Export Processing Zone, Katunayake, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>Sarasvati Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Isabella Intimates Pvt Ltd, Pallekele, Kandy.<\/li><li>Isabella Socks Manufacturing PLC, Ethiopia.<\/li><li>Isabella Socks Manufacturing PLC, Ethiopia.<\/li><li>YOO brands Pvt Ltd, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/section>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-63f8fd1 \" id=\"content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-63f8fd169e7711b3f46f-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><strong>Advisory Committee Members<\/strong><\/h1><p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-150\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-150\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><span style=\"color:#333333;\"><strong>NO<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><span style=\"color:#333333;\"><strong>Sector<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><span style=\"color:#333333;\"><strong>Institution<\/strong><\/span><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><strong>Name of the Members<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-5\"><strong>Contact Details<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-6\"><strong>No. of Person<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"column-7\"><\/th><th class=\"column-8\"><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">1<\/td><td colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Chairman<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Hemantha Perera<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0774 441140<br \/>\nHemantha.perera@isabella.lk<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"column-1\">Members<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td rowspan=\"7\" class=\"column-1\">01<\/td><td rowspan=\"7\" class=\"column-2\">Public<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Ministry of Industries                  <br \/>\n                 Textile Division<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ms. H.M.A Sachini Malika<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0704577778<br \/>\nSachinimalaviarachchi90@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">Department of Textile Industries<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ms. H.M.A Sachini Malika<br \/>\nDirector<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0704577778<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka Institute of Textile Apparel<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">P.N.G. Gamlath<br \/>\nDirector General<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777795835<br \/>\ndg@slita.ac.lk <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">Laksala<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman<br \/>\nMs. Sujeewa Senanayake<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0774978750<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">Salusala<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman<br \/>\nMr. Dinuk Wijesinghe<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0773595104<br \/>\n0112586415\/0112586732<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">National Design Center<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman<br \/>\nMr. Sisira Amarabandu<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777323380\/0112607814<br \/>\nNdcchairman73@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-3\">National Craft Council<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Chairman<br \/>\nDr. Ayesha Wickramasinghe<br \/>\n<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0112784425<br \/>\nayesha@uom.lk<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">02<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Academia<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">University of Moratuwa<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Dr. U.S.W. Gunasekara \/ Senior Lecturer \u2013 Dept. of Textile &amp; apparel Engineering \/ Moratuwa University<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777 489157<br \/>\nujithe@uom.lk <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">03<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Associations<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-3\">Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAFF)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. K.H. Bandula Fernando \/ Executive Committee Member <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777 769981<br \/>\nbandularainbow@hotmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-6\">02<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Yohan Lawrence \/ Secretary General<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777 777979<br \/>\nyohanl@jaafsl.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Gehan De Soysa \/ Executive Committee Member<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0702 191919<br \/>\ngehan@threadworks.lk<br \/>\n<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-6\">02<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Yasotharan Paramanantham\/ President<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777 637638<br \/>\nyasotharan@krigerholding.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters (SLCGE)<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Menuka Gunawardena \/ Asst. Treasurer<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0773 520954<br \/>\nmenuka@ashokgarments.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-6\">02<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Wasantha Gamage \/ Executive Committee Director<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0773 012242<br \/>\nwasantha.ogr@gmail.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka Textile Manufacturers Association<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Shabeer Iqbal \/ Secretary<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777300777 \/ 011 2328015<br \/>\nTextile.cmb@gmail.com <br \/>\n<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-6\">02<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Feroze Anver \/ Member<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0772725768<br \/>\ncliftex@eureka.lk <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Sri Lanka Master Tailors Association<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. G.D. Chaandana Wijesekara \/ President <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0714777177<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">04<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-2\">Private Sector<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-3\">Bathik<br \/>\n              Buddhi Batiks<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Ms. Darshi Keerthisena<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777418178<\/td><td rowspan=\"2\" class=\"column-6\">03<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. U.P. Prageeth Kanchana<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0778988988<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-23\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Kanchan Batiks<br \/>\n<br \/>\nHandloom<br \/>\nSri Lanka Co-operative Textile Union Ltd.      <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. M.A. Edmund \/ President <\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0775 165935 <\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-24\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Handloom &amp; textile<br \/>\n            Kreations (Pvt) Ltd.              <br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. Kumarawel Pushparaja<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777710742<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-25\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Hand Knitting \u2013<br \/>\n               Kalaro (Pvt) Ltd.<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Mr. D.P. Subhasinghe \/ Managing Director<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">0777 538205 \/ 0112 732938<br \/>\npriyant@sltnet.lk \/ <br \/>\ninfo@kalarosrilanka.com<br \/>\n<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">01<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-26\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td colspan=\"4\" class=\"column-2\">Total<\/td><td class=\"column-6\">23<\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-27\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><\/td><td class=\"column-3\"><\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\"><\/td><td class=\"column-7\"><\/td><td class=\"column-8\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-150 from cache --><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"tab-pane elementkit-tab-pane elementor-repeater-item-f532983 \" id=\"content-f53298369e7711b3f46f\" role=\"tabpanel\"\n                         aria-labelledby=\"content-f53298369e7711b3f46f-tab\">\n                        <div class=\"animated fadeIn\">\n                            <h1 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \"><strong>Sector overview\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sector-overview-Textile-and-Apparel-Sector.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Sector overview &#8211; Apprael,Textile and related Industries Sector<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<img src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ElatedUnfinishedCock-size_restricted.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Sector-overview-Textile-and-Apparel-Sector.pdf\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\"><br \/><\/iframe><\/p>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                \n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3539871 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"3539871\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf2a43f\" data-id=\"cf2a43f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79ccc30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79ccc30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-88d36ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"88d36ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8473b10\" data-id=\"8473b10\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dd9a84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"2dd9a84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_center   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h2 class=\"ekit-heading--title elementskit-section-title \">Statistics <\/h2><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-02e89b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"02e89b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c99177c\" data-id=\"c99177c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-506d673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"506d673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon icon icon-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"2500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t+\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\">No. of Companies <\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-789c49c\" data-id=\"789c49c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fe96cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"4fe96cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-review\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"362500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"3500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\">Sector workforce<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc12b9d\" data-id=\"dc12b9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6bdae4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"b6bdae4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-money-bag\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUSD\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"5.63\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tB\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\">Export Earnings<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c766db5\" data-id=\"c766db5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c612ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-funfact\" data-id=\"1c612ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-funfact.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact text-center     \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-funfact-inner position_top\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementskit-funfact-icon fasicon icon-trophy\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"funfact-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"number-percentage-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"number-percentage\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-value=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t      data-animation-duration=\"500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t  data-style=\"static\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t%\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"super\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"funfact-title\">Contribution to GDP<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e73ba67 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e73ba67\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Textile-2.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Data Book 2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2><h2 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 80px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Appreal-and-Texttile-2023.pdf\"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Data Book 2023\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-007c750 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"007c750\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-18884cb\" data-id=\"18884cb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apprael,Textile and related Industries sector Advisory committee Advisory Committee Chairman Advisory Committee Members Sector overview MR. HEMANTHA PERERA Managing Director Sarasvati Exports (Pvt) Ltd, Pannipitiya\u00a0 CONTACT INFORMATION \u260f: 0774441140 \/ 0112855023 \ud83d\udce7: hemantha.perera@isabella.lk \u2338: 375\/1B High Level Road, Makumbura, Pannipitiya. \u00a0\u00a0 OTHER INFORMATION President \u2013 Kandy Industrial Park Investors Association (KIPIA). Vice Chairman \u2013 Free trade Zone Manufacturers Association (FTZMA). Executive Committee Member \u2013 Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF). General Secretary -Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters (SLCGE). Honorary Member (Establishment) \u2013 Hosiery Wages Board Ministry of Labour and Labour Relations. Executive Committee Member \u2013 Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA). Executive Committee Member \u2013 National Chamber of Commerce (NCC). Member of the Advisory Committee \u2013 Apparel Sector of the Sri Lanka Export Development Board (Headed by the Minister of Development Strategies &amp; International Trade). Isabella (Pvt) Ltd., Export Processing Zone, Katunayake, Sri Lanka. Sarasvati Industries (Pvt) Ltd., Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka Isabella Intimates Pvt Ltd, Pallekele, Kandy. Isabella Socks Manufacturing PLC, Ethiopia. Isabella Socks Manufacturing PLC, Ethiopia. YOO brands Pvt Ltd, Pannipitiya, Sri Lanka Advisory Committee Members Edit NO Sector Institution Name of the Members Contact Details No. of Person 1 Chairman Mr. Hemantha Perera 0774 441140 Hemantha.perera@isabella.lk 01 Members 01 Public Ministry of Industries Textile Division Ms. H.M.A Sachini Malika 0704577778 Sachinimalaviarachchi90@gmail.com 01 Department of Textile Industries Ms. H.M.A Sachini Malika Director 0704577778 01 Sri Lanka Institute of Textile Apparel P.N.G. Gamlath Director General 0777795835 dg@slita.ac.lk 01 Laksala Chairman Ms. Sujeewa Senanayake 0774978750 01 Salusala Chairman Mr. Dinuk Wijesinghe 0773595104 0112586415\/0112586732 01 National Design Center Chairman Mr. Sisira Amarabandu 0777323380\/0112607814 Ndcchairman73@gmail.com 01 National Craft Council Chairman Dr. Ayesha Wickramasinghe 0112784425 ayesha@uom.lk 01 02 Academia University of Moratuwa Dr. U.S.W. Gunasekara \/ Senior Lecturer \u2013 Dept. of Textile &amp; apparel Engineering \/ Moratuwa University 0777 489157 ujithe@uom.lk 01 03 Associations Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAFF) Mr. K.H. Bandula Fernando \/ Executive Committee Member 0777 769981 bandularainbow@hotmail.com 02 Mr. Yohan Lawrence \/ Secretary General 0777 777979 yohanl@jaafsl.com Sri Lanka Apparel Brands Association (SLABA) Mr. Gehan De Soysa \/ Executive Committee Member 0702 191919 gehan@threadworks.lk 02 Mr. Yasotharan Paramanantham\/ President 0777 637638 yasotharan@krigerholding.com Sri Lanka Chamber of Garment Exporters (SLCGE) Mr. Menuka Gunawardena \/ Asst. Treasurer 0773 520954 menuka@ashokgarments.com 02 Mr. Wasantha Gamage \/ Executive Committee Director 0773 012242 wasantha.ogr@gmail.com Sri Lanka Textile Manufacturers Association Mr. Shabeer Iqbal \/ Secretary 0777300777 \/ 011 2328015 Textile.cmb@gmail.com 02 Mr. Feroze Anver \/ Member 0772725768 cliftex@eureka.lk Sri Lanka Master Tailors Association Mr. G.D. Chaandana Wijesekara \/ President 0714777177 01 04 Private Sector Bathik Buddhi Batiks Ms. Darshi Keerthisena 0777418178 03 Mr. U.P. Prageeth Kanchana 0778988988 Kanchan Batiks Handloom Sri Lanka Co-operative Textile Union Ltd. Mr. M.A. Edmund \/ President 0775 165935 Handloom &amp; textile Kreations (Pvt) Ltd. Mr. Kumarawel Pushparaja 0777710742 01 Hand Knitting \u2013 Kalaro (Pvt) Ltd. Mr. D.P. Subhasinghe \/ Managing Director 0777 538205 \/ 0112 732938 priyant@sltnet.lk \/ info@kalarosrilanka.com 01 Total 23 Sector overview\u00a0\u00a0 Sector overview &#8211; Apprael,Textile and related Industries Sector\u00a0\u00a0 Statistics 0 + No. of Companies 0 Sector workforce USD 0 B Export Earnings 0 % Contribution to GDP Data Book 2022\u00a0 Data Book 2023\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23513"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23513"}],"version-history":[{"count":34,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23513\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32555,"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23513\/revisions\/32555"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.industry.gov.lk\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}