Ministry of Fisheries (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Fisheries
ධීවර අමාත්‍යාංශය
கடற்றொழில் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersNew Secretariat, Sevana Mawatha, Maligawatta, Colombo
6°55′52.90″N 79°52′02.10″E / 6.9313611°N 79.8672500°E / 6.9313611; 79.8672500
Annual budget
  • Rs. 2 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • K.D.S. Ruwanchandra, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Ceylon Fisheries Corporation
  • Ceylon Fishery Harbours Corporation
  • Cey-Nor Foundation Limited
  • Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
  • National Aquaculture Development Authority
  • National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
Websitefisheries.gov.lk

The Ministry of Fisheries[2] (Sinhala: ධීවර අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: கடற்றொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for fisheries. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on fisheries and aquatic resources development and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Fisheries is Douglas Devananda.[1] The ministry's secretary is K.D.S. Ruwanchandra.[4]

  1. ^ a b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.