2Plantation Restructuring Minister Ranjith Siambalapitiya said that the increase in the daily salary of plantation workers to 1,700 rupees was done in anticipation of a solution to the massive problem of youth not engaging in plantation industries.
As the youth community moves away from the plantation sector,
The minister also pointed out that it could have negative consequences including reduced efficiency and plantations not reaching optimal levels of production.
The minister mentioned these issues in the presence of media persons at the inauguration of the official website of the Ministry of Plantation Enterprises Restructuring.
