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ජාතික ලේඛනාරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව தேசிய சுவடிகள் காப்பக திணைக்களம் | |
Main entrance to the National Archives in Colombo | |
Agency overview | |
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Formed | October 1, 1966 |
Preceding agencies |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | Philip Gunawardena mawatha, Colombo 7 6°54′24″N 79°51′53″E / 6.906767°N 79.864730°E |
Motto | Committed to preserving the memory of the Nation |
Employees | 119 (2016)[1] |
Annual budget | Rs 333 million (2016)[1] |
Agency executive |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs |
Key document | |
Website | archives |
The Department of National Archives (Sinhala: ජාතික ලේඛනාරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව jāthika lēkhanārakshana depārthamēnthuwa) is a government department in Sri Lanka which is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters of the National Archives is situated along Reid Avenue in close proximity to Independence square, Colombo and has a branch office in Kandy.