Infrastructure Facilities

One of the major constraints in setting up industries in the rural sector has been the difficulties experienced in finding suitable locations to set up industries and the needs to incur heavy capital expenditure initially on land and infrastructure facilities which are basic requirements for starting up industries. In order to facilitate them, Industrial Estates have been already set up throughout the country under the Industrial Estates Division with infrastructure facilities such as:

Developed plots & readymade building
Internal roads
Water storage and distribution system
Internal electricity distribution system
Telecommunication
Sewage and Industrial waste water disposal system (drains, manholes, pumping stations etc)
24 hours security service

Existing Industrial Estates and Sites in under the Industrial Development Board

Present Position of the Industrial Estate (as at 31 September 2021)

Industrial Estate	District	Total Units/Plots	No. of Plots Occupied	No. of Plots Vacant	No. of Industries Projects	No. of Industries Functioning	No. of Employed	No. of Industries not Functioning
Ekala	Gampaha	92	92	-	60	57	3253	3
Pallekelle	Kandy	111	111	-	71	59	2122	12
Panaluwa	Colombo	29	29	-	24	21	334	3
Horana	Kalutara	66	66	-	14	14	1250	-
Wavulugala	Kalutara	14	14	-	13	13	226	-
Baddegama	Galle	16	16	-	15	7	22	8
Beliatta	Hambantota	19	19	-	14	8	425	6
Pussella	Rathnapura	29	29	-	13	10	112	1
Galigamuwa	Kegalle	12	12	-	11	7	101	4
Buttala	Monaragala	22	21	1	18	6	78	7
Kotagala	Nuwara Eliya	58	56	2	15	8	88	7
Kaludewala	Matale	45	43	2	18	14	220	4
Mihintale	Anuradhapura	38	32	6	33	3	20	17
Negampaha	Anuradhapura	44	26	18	9	-	3	7
Pannala - 1st Stage	Kurunegala	34	34	-	18	17	285	1
Pannala - 2nd Satge	Kurunegala	8	8	-	3	-	-	4
Lunuvila	Puttlam	18	18	-	13	12	203	1
Poonthottum	Vavuniya	64	58	6	25	18	140	6
Atchchuvely - 1st Stage	Jaffna	23	20	3	11	5	139	6
Atchchuvely - 2nd Stage	Jaffna	25	13	12	4	1	40	3
TOTAL		732	382	50	374	265	9061	86

Selection of Entrepreneurs

Since the entrepreneurs are not necessarily motivated by profit but regard it as a standard for measuring achievement or success, the Industrial Estates Division allocates developed plots and readymade buildings to prospective entrepreneurs considering the points obtained at the interview along with the recommendations given by the Panel of Interview following a standard rule.

Considered,

Focuses on recognizing a business opportunity, starting a business based on the recognized opportunity, and operating and maintaining that business.
Improving employability
Export-oriented industrialization following the trade, economic, exporting etc
Using technology to maximize business productivity
Increasing Profits and Enjoyment with Value-Added Products (Eco-friendly Products etc)

Allocation of readymade buildings and land plots

The IDB under its conditions of which plots of lands or buildings are allocated for the entrepreneurs for setting up of their industries by signing of Lease Agreements with the tenants as mentioned below,

Leasehold rights

Readymade Buildings - 20years
Plots of lands - 30 years

Monthly or yearly rental will be fixed on the basis of Government Chief Valuer's valuation
Extent of the land depends on the particular industry
Obtaining environmental approvals for projects

Application for Applying Land / Building from IDB

Guidelines for the Project Proposal