Government Agent (Sri Lanka)

A Government Agent (GA) or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country.[1] The GA is the administrative head of public services in the District. As Sri Lanka has 25 districts,[2] there are 25 governments agents at any given time.

  1. ^ Kruse, Claus (March 2007). "State Structure in Sri Lanka" (PDF). Ilankai Tamil Sangam. Ilankai Tamil Sangam, USA, Inc. p. 9. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  2. ^ Rodrigo, Asiri; McQuillin, Andrew; Pimm, Jonathan (May 2009). "Effect of the 2004 tsunami on suicide rates in Sri Lanka". Psychiatric Bulletin. 33 (5): 179–180. doi:10.1192/pb.bp.108.020743.