State Ministry of Higher Education

State Ministry of Higher Education
උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Superseding Ministry
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters18 Ward place, Colombo 7
6°55′00″N 79°52′01″E / 6.9166°N 79.8669°E / 6.9166; 79.8669
Annual budget
  • LKR 30 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 133 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Vacant, State Minister of Higher Education
Ministry executive
  • Mrs. J.M.B. Jayawardana, State Secretary
Child Ministry
Websitemohe.gov.lk

The State Ministry of Higher Education (Sinhala: උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Usas Adh‍yāpana Rāj‍ya Amāt‍yāṅśaya; Tamil: உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு) is a Non-cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview.[1] Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.[2][3]

The current State Minister of Higher Education is vacant.

  1. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2151/38. 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Overview". MOHE.gov.lk. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Overview". MOHSL.gov.lk. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways. Retrieved 8 September 2017.