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This category contains articles about the government departments of the Government of Sri Lanka. For articles about other bodies controlled by the Sri Lankan government see: Category:Government ministries of Sri Lanka; Category:Government agencies of Sri Lanka
Head of government Ministerial title Refs Jayaweera Kuruppu: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike: Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [5] [6] [7] P. B. G. Kalugalla: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 9 June 1959: Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services [8] 8 December 1959: W. Dahanayake [8] Bernard Aluwihare: United ...
Provincial governments of Sri Lanka are the devolved governments of the nine Provinces of Sri Lanka. In accordance with the Sri Lankan constitution , provinces have legislative power over a variety of matters including agriculture, education, health, housing, local government, planning, road transport and social services.
The Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for social services, social welfare and Kandyan heritage. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on social empowerment and welfare and other subjects which come under its purview. [ 1 ]
The Constitution of Sri Lanka has been the constitution of the island nation of Sri Lanka since its original promulgation by the National State Assembly on 7 September 1978. It is Sri Lanka's second republican constitution and its third constitution since the country's independence (as Ceylon) in 1948, after the Donoughmore Constitution ...
Sri Lanka's local authorities do not run schools, hospitals or the police. State schools , hospitals , and police service are run by the Central Government or Provincial Councils. Water, electricity , street lighting and rest houses used to be provided by local authorities but these services were taken over by various companies and departments ...
It is the government department responsible for maintaining national parks, nature reserves and wildlife in wilderness areas in Sri Lanka. [3] Forest reserves and wilderness areas are maintained by the Department of Forest Conservation. [4] The head of the department is the Director General of Wildlife Conservation, formally known as Warden.
The Sri Lankan Government is the largest employer in the country and the public services are often criticized as overstaffed and inefficient. [ 1 ] Their members are selected by competitive examination and promotions are made by the Public Service Commission .