The affairs of 118 institutions belonging to 6 cabinet ministerial positions are currently under the control of President Ranil Wickramasinghe.
It was with the President gazetting the institutions and scopes belonging to the ministries of the Cabinet Ministers.
Through this gazette announcement, the institutions and scopes belonging to 29 ministers have been included.
The President recently appointed 18 ministers to the cabinet. The number of ministries given to them is 23.
The gazette announcement also states that all the subjects and tasks, Departments, State Corporations and Statutory Institutions not specifically assigned to a particular minister will be under the care of the President.
Thus the Ministry of Defense (28 institutions), the Ministry of Monetary, Economic Stabilization and National Policy (59 institutions), the Ministry of Investment Promotion (4 institutions), the Ministry of Ports, Navigation and Aviation Services (6 institutions), the Ministry of Technology (6 institutions), Women’s Lama @ The Ministry of Affairs and Social Empowerment (15 institutions) will currently operate under the President.
The recently appointed cabinet is as follows.
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Provincial Councils and Local Government
Douglas Devananda – Minister of Fisheries
Susil Premajayant – Minister of Education
Bandula Gunawardena – Minister of Transport and Highways, Minister of Mass Media
Keheliya Rambukwella – Minister of Health, Minister of Water Supply
Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
Wijayadasa Rajapaksa – Minister of Judicial Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
Harin Fernando – Minister of Tourism and Lands
Ramesh Pathirana – Minister of Industries, Minister of Plantation Industries
Prasanna Ranatunga – Minister of Urban Development and Housing
Ali Sabri – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Vidura Wickramanayake – Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister
Kanchana Wijesekera – Minister of Power and Energy
Naseer Ahmed – Minister of Environment
Roshan Ranasinghe – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Minister of Irrigation
Manusha Nanayakkara – Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment
Tiran Alas – Minister of Public Security
Nalin Ruwanjiwa Fernando – Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Safety
Accordingly, the gazetted list of ministries separating the scopes and institutions is as follows.
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