The National Handicrafts Presidential Awards Ceremony, which honors the winners of the “Shilpa Abhimani – 2021” National Handicrafts Competition, was held under the patronage of His Excellency the President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 25.01.2022 at the Sirimavo Bandaranaike Memorial Exhibition Center.
Hon. Wimal Weerawansa, Minister of Industries, Hon. Dullas Alahapperuma, Minister of Mass Media, Hon. Prasanna Ranaweera, State Minister of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion, Gen. Daya Ratnayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Mr. Vijitha Bandaranayake Secretary to the State Ministry of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion, Mr. Sampath Erahapola, Chairman of the National Crafts Council and many other invited guests were present.