Ministry of Urban Development and Housing

Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
නාගරික සංවර්ධන හා නිවාස අමාත්‍යාංශය
நகர அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் வீடமைப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersFloor 2, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla
6°54′12″N 79°54′56″E / 6.903351°N 79.915638°E / 6.903351; 79.915638
Annual budget
  • LKR 0.7 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • LKR 2 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • W. K. K. Athukorala, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
  • Building Materials Corporation
  • Centre for Housing Planning and Building
  • Condominium Management Authority (Common Amenities Board)
  • Construction Industry Development Authority
  • Department of Buildings
  • Devco Showa (Private) Limited
  • Government Factory
  • National Equipment and Machinery Organization
  • National Housing Development Authority
  • State Development and Construction Corporation
  • State Engineering Corporation
  • Urban Settlement Development Authority
Websitehouseconmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Urban Development and Housing[2] (Sinhala: නාගරික සංවර්ධන හා නිවාස අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: நகர அபிவிருத்தி மற்றும் வீடமைப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for housing and construction. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on housing and construction and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Urban Development and Housing is Prasanna Ranatunga.[1] The ministry's secretary is Mr. R M Abyeratne.[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.