Ministry of Samurdhi, Home Economics, Microfinance, Self-Employment and Business Development, Ministry of Prosperity Production Village Programs with the objective of building a prosperous country that achieves the social, economic and environmental well-being of the community by making the concept of “Beautiful Villages” a reality by 2021. Will be done.It is expected to strengthen the national economy by expanding investment in exports and strengthening small and medium enterprises to build a productive economy. Impact of the Samurdhi Development Villages and Prosperous Cluster Villages Achieved by the Department of Samurdhi Development and the Ministry of Agriculture implemented under this Ministry during the last 03 years with the objective of improving the living standards of the community, promoting export products and meeting the local consumption needs. Study has the potential to further strengthen the existing development process in those villages.

Accordingly, the Institute of Rural Development Training and Research has the potential to make an in-depth study of the impact on the living standards of the communities in the manufacturing villages and has the potential to further strengthen the development process in these villages.Therefore, out of the 200 villages where the Samurdhi Production Villages and Saubhagya Production Cluster Villages Program was implemented, 50 villages identified in the Kandy, Kurunegala, Kegalle, Matale, Colombo, Gampaha and Kalutara Districts were studied and the socio-economic change that took place in those villages and the development process. The Institute of Rural Development Training and Research has come forward to improve the living standards of the community by contributing to strengthening.

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Polonnaruwa Yatiwelpathana Flower Village under study