I had the opportunity to serve President Premadasa as the Chairman and Director General of the Greater Colombo Economic Commission and also as the first Chairman of the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka from ’91 to ’93 and prior to that as the Chairman of People’s Bank at a very young age. It will be appropriate for me to write about the economic developments undertaken during this period especially the 200 Garment Factories Programme and the poverty alleviation Janasaviya Programme on the 24th death anniversary of President Premadasa.