1.   Scotch is also important to employment generation in the Highlands and Islands, Tayside, Central and Fife regions.

2.   Hewage said the Southern Development Authority encourages large, medium and small-scale private investment into the southern region to ensure employment generation and activate the Southern economy.

3.   The government he said, should increase allocations in the budget for employment generation, poverty alleviation, and for the development of education and the health sector.

4.   The projects were designed to provide early, economical and clean power for the western region and would result in employment generation for the region.

5.   The All India Association of Industries said the budget would focus on rapid growth and employment generation, specially in agriculture and industrial exports and infrastructure.