New chairman appointed to MILCO

The Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Plantation Industries, Janaka Dharmakeerthi has been appointed as the Chairman of the state-owned dairy producer and marketer, MILCO (Pvt) Ltd.

This appointment has been made by the Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera to fill the relevant position which was left vacant following the resignation of Renuka Perera as the Chairman of MILCO.

Accordingly, the Agriculture Minister has assigned the duties of the MILCO Chairmanship to Mr. Dharmakeerthi in addition to his current position as the Agriculture Ministry’s Secretary.

It was also reported that Janaka Dharmakeerthi has assumed duties as the Chairman of MILCO (Pvt) Ltd this afternoon (18).

Issuing the appointment letter of the new chairman, Minister Amaraweera has mentioned that this appointment was made in consideration of the increase in employee dissatisfaction presently within the company and the resulting decrease in the productivity at the company.