Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps | |
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Active | 14 December 1951 - Present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Role | General Administrative Service |
Size | 4 Units |
Regimental Centre | Panagoda |
Colors | |
Anniversaries | 01 December Regimental day) |
Engagements | 1971 Insurrection Insurrection 1987-89 Sri Lankan Civil War |
Commanders | |
Centre Commandant | Col M K S S De Silva |
Colonel of the Regiment | Maj Gen W W H R R V M N D K B Niyangoda RWP RSP VSV USP ndu psc |
Notable commanders | Lt Col B.J Wijemanne MBE, ED |
The Sri Lanka Army General Service Corps (SLAGSC) a corps of the Sri Lanka Army. The corps carries out much of the administrative work of the army. The role of the Corps is to provide logistic backing to Regular and Volunteer units by performing Financial/ Accounting Services, pay duties, legal services, running of agriculture projects and farms etc. Therefore, it is made up of Accountants, Legal Officers, Agriculture Offices, data processing officers and other ranks specialized in those fields. It is made up of a 3 regular units and 3 volunteer (reserve) units and is headquartered at its Regiment Center at the Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda.