Ministry of Tourism and Lands

Ministry of Tourism and Lands
සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්‍යාංශය
சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersMihikatha Medura, Land Secretariat, 1200/6 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo
6°53′59.40″N 79°55′00.90″E / 6.8998333°N 79.9169167°E / 6.8998333; 79.9169167
Annual budget
  • Rs. 5 billion (2017, recurrent)
  • Rs. 3 billion (2017, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • W.A. Chulananda Perera, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Department of Land Commissioner General
  • Department of Land Settlement
  • Department of Land Use Policy Planning
  • Department of Surveyor General
  • Institute of Surveying and Mapping
  • Kantalai Sugar Company
  • Land Reform Commission
  • Land Survey Council
Websitewww.tourismmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Tourism and Lands[2] (Sinhala: සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for land and parliamentary reforms. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on lands and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Tourism and Lands is Harin Fernando.[1] The ministry's secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera.[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. ^ "Head of the Organization". Government Information Centre (GIC). [Government Information Centre (GIC)]. 2022-12-15.