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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.
Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government [56] [57] [58] Vajira Abeywardena: United National Party: 20 December 2018: 21 November 2019: State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Janaka Bandara Tennakoon: Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 22 November 2019 3 April 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
The short lived North Eastern Province. The number of provinces remained static until September 1988 when, in accordance with the Indo-Lanka Accord, President J. R. Jayewardene issued proclamations enabling the Northern and Eastern provinces to be one administrative unit administered by one elected council, creating the North Eastern Province. [12]
Provincial ministers of Sri Lanka (21 C, 3 P) ... Pages in category "Provincial councils of Sri Lanka" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
In Sri Lanka a Member of Provincial Council (also known as Provincial Councilor), is the title given to an elected member of a provincial council. [1] As of 2017, there are 455 members in nine provincial councils.
The combined North Eastern Province occupied one third of Sri Lanka. The thought of the rebel Tamil Tigers controlling this province, directly or indirectly, alarmed them greatly. On 14 July 2006, after a long campaign against the merger, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna filed three separate petitions with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka requesting ...
In 1995 a Divisional Council was created for Biyagama which had previously been governed by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka. [8] In 1997 Moratuwa and Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte Urban Councils were promoted to Municipal Councils. [8] As of 199 there were 309 local authorities (14 MC, 37 UC, 258 DC). All parts of Sri Lanka are governed by ...
The governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka ... Some of the office's key functions include exercising powers vested in the governor by the Provincial Council ...