Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Public Security
මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය
பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed16 August 2013; 11 years ago (2013-08-16)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersFloor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla
6°54′11″N 79°55′01″E / 6.903069°N 79.917034°E / 6.903069; 79.917034
Annual budget
  • LKR 63 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 5 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Child agencies
Websitewww.pubsec.gov.lk

The Ministry of Public Security[2] (Sinhala: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya; Tamil: பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Vijitha Herath.[1] The ministry's secretary is Ravi Seneviratne.[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. ^ "Ravi Seneviratne appointed Secretary of Public Security". President's Ada Derana.