Ministry of Urban Development (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Urban Development
Agency overview
Formed1978
TypeAuthority
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Annual budgetRs 35,402,210 million (2015 est)
Minister responsible
  • Hon Vijitha Herath, Minister Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage
Agency executives
  • Ranjit Fernando, Chairman
  • K. Hettiarachchi, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Urban Development Authority
  • Sri Lanka Land, Reclamation and Development Corporation
  • National Water Supply
  • Department of National Community Water Supply
WebsiteOfficial website
Minister of Urban Development of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Hon Vijitha Herath
since 24 September 2024
Urban Development Authority
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderC. Rajadurai
Formation1978 (as Regional Development)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country.[1]

  1. ^ "GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Sri Lanka. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.