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Over the past decade, Sri Lanka has made rapid strides in combating poverty. People are earning more and are better off in a variety of ways. School attendance and school completion rates among children are on the rise. More people now own durable assets such as motorbikes and mobile phones. Extreme poverty – at less than two percent of the population– is already rare, and its eradication is within reach. Yet, these encouraging statistics are cold comfort to those that continue to struggle to secure food and to meet basic needs. A large proportion of Sri Lankans live just above the official poverty threshold and are vulnerable to falling back into deprivation. In 2013, for example, nearly half of Sri Lankans lived on less than Rs. 250 per day. So much work remains to be done. We have a fiscal deficit in Government accounts and a deficit of balance of payments in national accounts. It was eternal and as a result the country is debt-ridden. Around 50% of top 25 companies are banks and financial companies. Manufacturers and exporters are not duly represented there. Everything is lopsided. The future of Sri Lanka lies with the small and medium scale entrepreneurs. In order to support them, an entrepreneur-friendly culture should be created. We need them in thousands or rather in hundreds of thousands. They should engage in manufacturing and exports of products or services as well and connected to international supply chains rather than engaged in mere buying and selling businesses. Income distribution of this country is not that good. The country faced three armed struggles after independence. Therefore the benefits of development should go to the masses. The country can kill two birds with one stone with the promotion of small and medium scale entrepreneurs.