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The Minister of Defence and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence are permanent members of the National Security Council. Historically, Sri Lanka's defense budget has seen fluctuations. In 2022, military spending was $1.05 billion, a 38.14% decline from 2021, which stood at $1.70 billion.
Ministry of External Affairs and Defence; Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping (briefly Ministry of Highways and Investment Promotion) Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development; Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs; Ministry of Productivity Promotion; Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
The Minister of Defence is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for the implementation of the Government of Sri Lankas defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.
The National Security Council established in June 1999 by an Gazette notification, by President Chandrika Kumaratunga following the military set backs in Operation Jayasikurui taking over direct control of the military from her cousin General Anuruddha Ratwatte, the deputy defense minister.
Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. [5] [6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country. [7] [8] [9]
Ministry of Ports and Shipping (Sri Lanka) Ministry of Power and Energy; Ministry of Productivity Promotion; Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government; Ministry of Public Management Reforms; Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)
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Defence.lk is the official web portal of the Ministry of Defence of Sri Lanka. [1] At the conclusion of the Sri Lankan Civil War it was the Sri Lanka's 7th most viewed web site, with an average daily hit rate of over 8.8 million in May, 2009.