Departments and Statutory Institutions

Subjects and Functions

 


General Information

 

Minister:

His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa

 

 

Nation Building

Hon. A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara (Non Cabinet)

Tel: 94-11-2303366

Fax: 94-11-2303365


Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardana (Non Cabinet)

29, 7th Floor

Galle Face Terrace

Colombo 03.

Tel: 94-11-2302036, 2300873

Fax: 94-11-2302043


 

Hon. S. M. Chandrasena (Non Cabinet)

29, 6th Floor

Galle Face Terrace

Colombo 03.

Tel: 94-11-2303173

Fax: 94-11-2302046


Hon. Gunaratna Weerakoon (Non Cabinet)

 

Tel: 94-11-2307829

Fax: 94-11-2307671


Hon.
Susantha Punchinilame

(Non Cabinet)

 

Tel: 94-11-2496839

Fax: 94-11-2496896

 

 

 

Deputy Minister:

Hon. Muttu Sivalingam, MP

Tel: 94-11-2395757

Fax: 94-11-2542707

 

 

 

     
Ministry Office:

Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development

No. 177, Galle Road

Colombo 03

Tel: 94-11-2384116, 2390895, 2390897

Website: http://www.mnbd.gov.lk

 

 

 

Secretary:

Mr. W. K. K. Kumarasiri

Tel: 94-11-2382067

 

 

 

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Departments and Statutory Institutions

  • Reconstruction and Development Agency (RADA)

  • Secretariat of Immediate Humanitarian and rehabilitation needs in the North and East (SIHRAN)

  • Department of Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation

  • Tsunami Housing Reconstruction Unit (THRU)

  • Transport and Highways Unit

  • Fisheries Housing Unit

  • Road Development Unit

  • Water and Power Supply Unit

  • Infrastructure Development Unit

  • Estate Community Housing Development Unit

  • Department of Commissioner-General of Samurdhi

  • Samurdhi Authority of Sri Lanka

  • International Centre for the Training of Rural Leaders (Embilipitiya)

  • Rural Development Training and Research Institute

  • Gama Neguma Secretariat

  • District Planning Secretariats

  • Gemi Diriya Programme

  • Southern Development Authority

  • Regional Development Division

  • Southern Rural Economic Advancement Project

  • Revolving Credit Programme – Kegalle District

  • Revolving Credit Programme – Ratnapura District

  • NWP Dry Zone Participatory Development Project

  • Integrated Rural Development Project – Moneragala

  • Matale Rural Economic Advancement Project

  • Enterprise Service System Promotion Project – Kandy

  • Moneragala Irrigation and Community Development Project

  • Uva Rural Economic Advancement Project

  • NCP Participatory Rural Development Project

  • Udarata Development Authority

  • Project for Maintenance Infrastructure for Alleviation of Rural Poverty

  • Ten Thousand Tanks Project

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Subjects and Functions

  • Formulation and implementation of policies, programmes and projects for rehabilitation, reconstruction and development of areas affected by ethnic conflict and Tsunami

  • Initiate and coordinate foreign aided projects.

  • Rehabilitation and resettlement of civilians affected by the war in the North-East and adjacent areas

  • Formulation and implementation of special programmes for the rehabilitation of the disabled, orphans, youths and women affected by the war and Tsunami

  • De-mining activities 

  • Repair, reconstruction and rehabilitation of dwelling houses of displaced persons in the North and East.

  • Implementation of projects relating to rehabilitation and reconstruction of damaged infrastructure to facilitate the resettlement programmes

  • Administration of Relief and Humanitarian assistance to displaced and resettled families  

  • Development of the Socio-Economic Infrastructure in the Estate Sector

  • Formulation of proposals and strategies for the provision of infrastructure facilities in the estate sector in areas, such as, education, health, housing, water supply, roads and power for the improvement of living conditions of the people in the estate sector

  • Act as the co-coordinating and monitoring authority to ensure the implementation of the above development proposals by the relevant implementation agencies

  • Provision of Housing for Fishing Community

  • Provision of Welfare facilities for the Fishing Community

  • Development of Infrastructure Facilities for the Fishing Community

  • Formulation and Implementation of Policies, Plans and Programmes in respect of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation

  • Setting up of Rural Development Institutions of Training for the purpose of co-ordinating, supervision and administrating the functioning of agricultural credit and extension services to small farmers and the provision of marketing facilities

  • Implementation of Training Programmes designed for development of farmer community

  • Training of Samurdhi beneficiaries

  • Social Safety Network Programmes

  • Administration of Samurdhi Authority Act, No. 30 of 1995

  • Provision of Extension Services and Credit for Micro Industrial and Entrepreneurial sector

  • Formulation and Implementation of Community Based Livelihood Development Programmes for main streaming the poor (support for micro enterprise, public work programmes, etc.)

  • All matters pertaining to Rural Revival in collaboration with relevant Government Agencies through Gama Neguma Programme

  • Implementation of De-Centralized Budget Programme (DCBP)

  • Implementation of Maga Neguma Rural Road Development Programme

  • Co-ordination and Implementation of Plans and Programmes for the Regional Development

  • Implementation of Programmes for the Development of Infrastructure in the Regions

  • Rajarata Navodaya

  • Uva Wellassa Development

  • Administration of the Udarata Development Authority Act No. 26 of 2005

 

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