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Sectional ServicesAdministration Section

  • Recruiting
  • Promotions
  • Confirmation of appointment
  • Extension of service
  • Releasing from service
  • Retirement from service
  • Overseas scholarships
  • Disciplinary actions in Ministry, and departments and institutions coming under it.
  • Appearing for court cases
  • Human resource development activities
  • Establishment activities of all institutions coming under the Ministry
  • Coordination of Establishment and administrative activities

Planning Section

  • Proving guidance to prepare development plans of departments, boards and commissions under the Ministry in accordance with guidelines from Finance Commission and funding organizations, approving them and giving permission to amend them while being implemented
  • Monitoring, managing and post-evaluation of development plans implemented by various departments and institutions.
  • Monitoring progress when implementing development plans.
  • Preparing to hand over projects properly completed under annual development plans to the public.
  • Getting support from local and foreign NGOs for the development of relevant fields of the Central Province.
  • Implementing productivity programme of the Ministry and assisting to implement and supervising such programmes in departments and institutions coming under the Ministry.
  • Implementing, monitoring and post-evaluation of 'Nanoda' programme.
  • Operation, supervision and post-evaluation of Vocational Training Centres under Department of Education.
  • Implementing, conducting, monitoring and post-evaluation of Community Based Water Project.
  • Establishment, implementation, operation, supervision and post-evaluation of Early Childhood Development Unit.

Accounts Section

  • Proper distribution of funds allocated for the Ministry from annual budget to departments, boards and other institutions
  • Activities related to Capital & recurrent expenditure
  • Payments
  • Procurement
  • Preparing reports and presenting facts pertaining to Accounts Committee
  • Replying to audit reports
  • Preparation of reports
  • Storage

Educational ServicesEducation Section

Performing duties related to Teacher Service, Principal Service, Education Administration Service and non-academic staff of schools.

Sri Lanka Teacher Service

  • Recruiting graduates and diploma holders to Sri Lanka Teacher Service
  • Implementing and monitoring Teacher Transfer Policy
  • Monitor and guide processes at zonal level in relation to promotions
  • Teacher transfers to national and inter-provincial schools
  • Provide graduate appointments for teachers who graduated while in service
  • Provide appointments for teachers who were trained while in service
  • Issuing permanent appointment for apprentice teachers
  • Teachers' study leave, subject leave, reinstatement in service and disciplinary actions

Sri Lanka Principal Service and Sri Lanka Education Administration Service

  • Appointing to positions of SLPS/SLEAS
  • Extension of services, confirmation of appointments, retirements and directing to line ministry with recommendation
  • Disciplinary actions

Non-academic Staff of Central Provincial Schools

  • Recruitment to non-academic staff of schools
  • Duties pertaining to transfers, confirmation of appointments, promotions and efficiency bar examinations.
  • Retirements.
  • Disciplinary affairs

Internal Audit

Ensuring transparency in administration through constant inspection to emphasise that all departments and institutions coming under the ministry function in accordance with the financial and administrative laws and regulations.
Preventing errors and frauds in internal administrative systems in departments, zonal education offices and schools coming under the Ministry. Maintaining continuous research and independent evaluation to ensure the internal inspection used to expose such errors and frauds is methodical and sufficient.

Tasks

  • Auditing all departments and institutions coming under the Chief Ministry.
  • Conducting sudden inspections.
  • Conducting special investigations.
  • Issuing disclaimer certificates for retiring officers.
  • Reporting of any disciplinary actions or audit queries against retiring staff officers.

VisitEarly Childhood Development Unit

Vision

To create a child ready for school education with pre knowledge and skills.

Mission

To ensure the rights of children in early childhood, to strengthen them mentally and physically, and to create methodologies and charters to regulate and standardize the Early Childhood Centers, and to implement and regulate them.
The main objectives of this unit are;

  1. Promoting early childhood education in the province.
  2. Registration, management and monitoring of Early Childhood Development Centers.
  3. Creating favorable environment for the physical, mental and overall development of children in the early childhood stage.
  4. Ensuring rights of children in the early childhood stage and providing proper protection for them.
  5. Taking other steps that might be necessary for early childhood development.

 

Departmental & Institutional Services

Our Services

PowerProvincial Department of Education

Vision

An intelligent and skilled future generation

Mission

To empower Medarata school system to provide students equal and fair opportunity for high quality education

Duties

  1. Providing learning opportunities for students in compulsory learning age.
  2. Providing classrooms suitable for a successful learning process.
  3. Development of physical and mental wellbeing of students.
  4. Improvement of students through welfare and counseling.
  5. Teacher guidance for an effective teaching learning process.
  6. Providing sufficient quality input in schools to evoke the students to be more creative with activities from primary to advanced level.
  7. Developing students' technical and linguistic skills through the education process.
  8. Administration and regulation of activities for effective and productive application of human and physical resources in provincial education process.

Education zones and Schools of Central Province

District Zones National Schools Provincial Schools
Kandy 06 35 617
Matale 04 12 305
Nuwara Eliya 05 07 543
Central Province total 15 54 1465


Contact Details

Phone: +94 812 225134
Phone: +94 812 225134
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Phone: https://cpedu.lk

 

Department of Local Government

Vision

Best Local Government System of the Island from Medarata that has excelled with good governance

Mission

Establish a successful system of local government in the province, through assisting in facilitating and guiding the local authorities to enable them to perform the duties and functions entrusted to them for the welfare of the people in an efficient and productive manner.

Local Government Institutions in the Central Province

District Pradeshiya Sabha Urban Councils Municipal Councils
Kandy 17 04 01
Matale 11 0 02
Nuwaraeliya 09 02 01
Central Province total 37 06 04

Duties

  1. Ensuring that all local authorities within the province exercise their powers and perform their duties properly with a clear understanding of their aims and objectives.
  2. Devolve the powers and responsibilities relevant to Local Government within the Central Province that have been vested upon Provincial Councils by the 13th amendment to the Constitution.
  3. Execute the powers entrusted to the Department by various acts, ordinances, rules, regulations and circular instructions related to local government.
  4. Ensuring that the local government institutions do not exceed their limits when performing their duties.
  5. Being responsible that the local authorities adhere to the policy decisions taken by the Central Government and the Provincial Council when carrying out their duties.
  6. Providing necessary instructions and proper guidance to local authorities.
  7. Ensuring financial aid, specially the imbursement of salaries, is made available).
  8. Efficient execution of departmental duties pertaining to personnel management in local government institutions.
  9. Ensuring development of establishments and manpower to maintain a high level of performance in local government institutions.
  10. Conducting research on local government and providing training and education.

Contact Details

Phone: +94 812 202263
Phone: +94 812 202261
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Phone: www.lgd.cp.gov.lk

 

Department of Land

Vision

“Satisfied society from Medarata through settled state lands"

Mission

Hold the ownership of state owned lands and affiliated resources in the Central Province while maintaining proper management that stabilizes the economical, social and environmental factors in applying them in various deployments.

The Department of Land is another department which comes under the purview of the Chief Ministry. The Department of Land hold sway over all state land in the Central Province and is responsible for the proper management of such land in terms of economical, social and environmental factors that have a direct impact on the effective utilization of state owned land. The specific activities the department undertakes can be clustered under five working objectives.

Duties

 

  1. Planning and Implementation of human-settlement schemes under the Land Development ordinance and issuing of grants for the distributed lands
  2. Granting approval of the Provincial Council to be abided by the state laws when alienating land for people, places of worship, general purposes etc.
    • Granting permission for Land Kachcheri and approving the final list under Land Development Ordinance
    • Granting permission for Land Kachcheri, releasing of land for residential, agricultural, industrial or commercial or state or local government institutes, granting lands under long-term lease and granting approval of the Provincial Council for transferring the annual license under State Land Ordinance.
    • Implementing procedures related to releasing of lands, leasing for State Departments, Boards and Institutes of Local Government and Transfer of lands.
  3. Granting permission to hold Land Kachcheri, to alienate or transfer of lands under Land Grants (Special Provisions) Act.
  4. Providing guidance and instructions for Divisional Secretaries on land administration for lands belonging to the Provincial Council that do not come under inter-provincial land development projects.Planning and Implementation of human-settlement schemes under the Land Development ordinance and issuing of grants for the distributed lands.

Contact Details

Phone: +94 812 424462
Phone: +94 812 424463
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Phone: www.landdept.cp.gov.lk

 

Department of Cultural Affairs

Vision

A future generation that preserves artistic, cultural and historical heritage of Medarata

Mission

“Nourish and protect, developed places of worship and ancient monuments of historical and social value which foster the intellectual enhancement of mankind and develop creative literature and the writing of cultural books within the Central Province, a special region full of a cultural heritage where a variety of arts have been handed down from ancient times"

Duties

  1. Conservation of tangible heritage.
  2. Conservation of non-tangible heritage.
  3. Welfare of all sorts of artists.
  4. Enhancing of entertainment skills.
  5. Enhancing creativity in arts and literature.
  6. Work towards a society that respects ethics

Contact Details

Phone: +94 813 238476
Phone: +94 812 238476
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Phone: www.culture.cp.gov.lk

 

Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism

Vision

"A mid country replete with contented tourists and a business community."

Mission

Invested, facilitated and provided requirements in most accurate and fastest growing economic sectors in fair, equal and productive manner. Enhanced understanding of the importance of protecting and sharing our natural, cultural and ancient heritage so they may be preserved and enjoyed for future generation. Foreign and local tourist delighted with memorable experiences. Well trained human resources and well facilitated internationally appreciated accommodations and infrastructure facilities. The business community and the general public of mid country have been economically strengthened with the collaboration of private sector to shoulder the grown up national economy.

Duties

  1. Implementing Business Registration Ordinance and imparting knowledge on the same to Divisional Secretariat offices.
  2. Bringing together and empowering vendors throughout the Central Province by Divisional Secretariat level according to their financial objectives.
  3. Development of human resources.
  4. Developing infrastructure for the promotion of tourism.
  5. Development of designs related to trade, commerce and tourism fields.
  6. Providing financial aid and guidance for institutions engaged in trade, commerce and tourism industries.
  7. Promoting investment opportunities.
  8. Enhancing imparting of information.

Contact Details

Phone: +94 812 3887118
Phone: +94 812 3887118
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Phone: www.tourism.cp.gov.lk

 

Library Services Board

Vision

"Creating a learning culture in the Central Province"

Mission

Human resources development essential for efficient and effective performance through maximum opportunities to handle data and information freely and continuously.

Duties

  1. Imparting knowledge on Library Management in order for the readers to obtain maximum use of the library.
  2. Implementation of library collaboration programs for exchange of knowledge.
  3. Implementing programmes to obtain and conserve books, manuscripts, and library books etc. that reflect the culture of the area. Promoting the library as an institution active in social betterment through discussions, conferences, quiz programmes, speech contests and lectures of learned scholars. Establishing library as an information centre for community services.

Contact Details

Phone: +94 812 384032
Phone: +94 812 386169

 

Department of Sports

Vision

"Healthy, Active, Excellent & Disciplined Human Resource."

Mission

Providing sports facilities in order to improve mental and physical health of every ethnic group, motivating them and leading spots men and women to the national and international level improving their skills by providing necessary technology and facilities.

Objectives

  1. Improving and encouraging sports within Central Province.
  2. Directing to Train sportsmen for the national and international level sports competitions.
  3. Identifying sportsmen and sportswomen along with special skills and providing necessary facilities to develop their skills.

Duties

  • Registration of Sports Societies.
  • Organizing inter Club Sports Competitions.
  • Organizing District Competitions.
  • Organizing Provincial Competitions.
  • Conducting District Training Camps.
  • Conducting Provincial Training Camps.
  • Presenting sportsmen and sportswomen for the National Sports Festival.
  • Organizing Reward Ceremony for sportsmen.
  • Maintaining Divisional And District Training Pools.
  • Conducting Sports Programs for all.
  • Maintaining Secondary Pools.

Contact Details

  Digana Sports Complex, Digana, Rajawalla
Phone: +94 812 052550
Phone: +94 812 052550
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Reserving the Holiday Bungalow

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🌻Experience the Beauty of Nuwara-Eliya

Nuwaraeliya Circuit BungalowDiscover the perfect stay at the Chief Ministry & Ministry of Education (Central Province) Circuit Bungalow. Ideally located near the heart of Nuwara-Eliya, our facility is now open for your official and holiday requirements.

This Holiday Bungalow can be reserved by both Government Officials and the general public at concessionary rates, either as rooms or as the entire bungalow. The facilities available here include five rooms with attached bathrooms, a common bathroom with hot water facilities, a modern kitchen, a living room, a scenic front garden, and vehicle parking facilities.

  • Comfortable Accommodations
  • Serene & Scenic Surroundings
  • Secure & Private Environment
  • Comprehensive Modern Amenities

Enjoy a relaxing stay with the reliability and trust of a premier government institution.

 

🚻Facilities & Amenities

To ensure a convenient stay, the bungalow is equipped with:

  • Fully equipped kitchen
  • Refrigerator
  • Attached bathrooms with hot water
  • Spacious front yard & garden
  • On-site secure parking

📞Contact Details:

  • Phone:
    +94 814 481322
  • Address:
    No. 06, Newasika Road
    Nuwara-Eliya (22200)
    Sri Lanka

 

 

💳Total Price with Discount (Revised amount)

Category of
Reservation		 Room
Number		 Maximum number
of guests		 Government
Employees (Rs.)		 Private
Sector (Rs.)
Two guest rooms: (01 King-size
bed and 01 Double bed)		 1 4 10,000.00 15,000.00
one guest rooms:
(02 single bed)		 2 2 4,000.00 6,000.00
one guest rooms:
(01 Double bed)		 3 2 5,000.00 7,000.00
one guest rooms:
(02 single bed)		 4 2 4,000.00 6,000.00
Full Bangalow Total
Price with Discount		     20,000.00 30,000.00

 

  • Special Discount: Officers currently serving in the Chief Ministry & Ministry of Education are eligible for a 50% discount.
  • Note: Rates are subject to periodic revision based on government regulations and circulars.

 

🖥️Reservation Process

  • Download and fill out the Application form: Sinhala |  English
  • Inquiry: Before making a payment, please contact us to verify availability for your requested dates.

💰Payments

Once availability is confirmed, the relevant fees should be deposited into the following account:

Bank: Bank of Ceylon (BOC) Super Grade Branch, Kandy
Account Number: 34024
Account Name: The Chief Ministry, Local Government, Land and Culture

Finalization: Please submit the completed application form along with the original payment receipt to secure your reservation.

 

 

✅Terms & Conditions of Use

  • Check-in Requirements: Guests must present the original approved application and the payment receipt to the Bungalow Caretaker upon arrival.
  • Utility & Service Charges: Costs for water and electricity must be paid directly to the Caretaker, and an official General 172 receipt must be obtained. Please use utilities sparingly. Additional fees apply for the use of linens.
  • Dining: Guests providing their own ingredients may request meal preparation services from the staff for a nominal service fee.
  • Capacity: The number of guests must not exceed the maximum occupancy limit of the bungalow.
  • Property Care: Guests are requested to protect the physical property, including plants and trees. Any damage caused during the stay will be charged to the applicant.
  • Prohibitions: Hosting parties, functions, or large gatherings within the bungalow premises is strictly prohibited.
  • Cancellations: Cancellations must be notified in writing to the Secretary of the Chief Ministry at least 07 working days prior to the reserved date.
  • Payments are non-refundable. However, in unavoidable circumstances, a request to reschedule the stay within the same calendar year may be considered (subject to availability).
  • The Ministry reserves the right to cancel a booking on short notice due to urgent official requirements. In such cases, a full refund will be issued.

 

 

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Right to Information

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rtiRight to Information Act No. 12 of 2016

The Right to Information Act, No. 12 of 2016, is an Act enacted to provide the public with access to information. This Act was passed by Parliament on 24 June 2016. This Act came into force for ministries and state authorities from 03 February 2017.

Through the Right to Information Act, you can obtain the information you need and file appeals in accordance with the provisions of the Act. For this, you can seek assistance from the following officials and the Information Commission.

We are pleased to inform you that a Right to Information Act Unit has been established in the Chief Ministry of the Central Provincial Council..

The Right to Information (RTI) Act can be considered as a prominent legal statute that grants citizens the legal right to access information held by public authorities.

Vision

Mission
Ensuring the right of citizens to access information falling within the purview of the Chief Ministry of the Central Province. Protecting the right to access information held by the Chief Ministry of the Central Province and its affiliated institutions, and providing a more effective, efficient, and transparent service to citizens.

 


Requesting Information

Submission Methods: Registered Post, Ordinary Post, Email, Hand Delivery

Email: Send your requests to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 

Postal Address:

Information Officer
Provincial Council Complex
Pallekele
Kundasale
20168
Sri Lanka

Telephone: +94 812  225272
Fax: +94 812 424935 / +94 812 424941

 

Official Fee Schedule for Providing Information

Mode of Providing Information Size of Paper Fee (Rs.)
01. Photocopies (Per page) A4 or smaller size
Legal size
A3
Larger than A3 size		 2.00
4.00
4.00
Actual Cost
02. Printouts (Per page) A4 or smaller size
Legal size
A3
Larger than A3 size		 2.00
4.00
4.00
Actual Cost
03. Providing information to an electronic device provided by the applicant (Per item) - 20.00
04. Providing information to an electronic device provided by the institution - Actual Cost

05. Inspection / Examination of any document or subject

 

- Inspection of a construction site

 - Rs. 50.00 per hour.
(If the task takes more than an hour, no fee will be charged for the first hour.)
06. Providing samples or models - Actual Cost
07. Providing information via Email - Free of Charge
08. Application form for requesting information - Free of Charge

 

 

You can get quick information by following the instructions below.

Step No 01

Submitting a Request to the Information Officer

  • You can submit your request to the Information Officer clearly stating the information you require in RTI 01 form.
  • Download the Right to Information Application RTI 01 (Please see below).
  • Information Officer:

    Miss T. M. N. S. Thennakoon
    Assistant Secretary
    Chief Ministry
    Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka

  • Telephone: +94 812  225272

  • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Step No 02

Submitting a Request to the Designated Officer

  • If you are not satisfied with the information received in response to your request for information, you can file an appeal to the designated officer through an appeal form (RTI 10) or letter.
  • Download RTI 10 Appeal Application Form (Please see below)
  • Designated Officer:

    Mrs. Madupani Piyasena
    Secretary
    Chief Ministry
    Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka

  • Telephone: +94 812  225272
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Step No. 03

Submitting a Request to the Right to Information Commission

  • If you are not satisfied with the decision of the designated officer, you can appeal to the Right to Information Commission.
  • Director General/Chairman,
    Right to Information Commission,
    Room No. 203,
    204, Second Premises,
    Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall,
    Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
    Colombo 07
  • Phone numbers: +94 112 691625 / +94 112 691265
  • Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
  • Website: https://www.rticommission.lk

 

Annual Report of the Previous Year

Item No.

Description

Count / Duration

5.1.

Number of information requests received throughout the year

160

5.2.

Number of information requests where information was fully provided

66

5.3.

Number of information requests where information was only partially provided

02 requests

5.4.

Number of information requests rejected under Section 5 of the Act

26 requests

5.5.

Number of information requests rejected due to reasons other than Section 5 (e.g., information not available)

66

5.6.

What was the average time taken (number of working days) to respond to an information request?

14 Days

5.7.

Number of information requests received by post

152 requests

5.8.

Number of information requests received by email

03

5.9.

Number of information requests received through methods other than post or email

05

 

 

Download:  The Gazette Notifications on the Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 from the Cabinet Office of Sri Lanka: Sinhala | Tamil | English

 

Information Officer
Designated officer
Download Forms

Miss T. M. N. S. Thennakoon
Assistant Secretary
Chief Ministry
Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka

Telephone: +94 812  225272
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Mrs. Madupani Piyasena
Secretary
Chief Ministry
Central Provincial Council - Sri Lanka

Telephone: +94 812  225272
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