Change in CPC Ministry Secretaries

Asela Kuruluwanse and Sanjaya Asela Mathurata

Subjects of the Secretaries to the Central Provincial Council has been changed with effect from January 1 by Central Provincial Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa. They will be given new ministries in order to provide a more efficient and wider public service in line with the council’s aim to become the best Provincial Council in the island by 2015.

The handing over of the new appointment letters to the relevant secretaries was held at the Governor’s office under the patronage of Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa.

The former secretary to the Agriculture and Irrigation Ministry Sarath Premawanse has been appointed Secretary to the North Central Provincial Chief Ministry, Finance, Planning, Provincial Law and Order, Education, Transport, Tourism, Commercial, Cultural, Construction, Land and Cooperatives.

Karunaratne Kekulandara was appointed as the Agriculture, Irrigation, Dairy Products and Health, Agrarian Services, Youth Affairs, Environmental and Inland Fish Industry Ministries Secretary.

Vijitha Bandara Ekanayake has been appointed Electricity and Roads Ministry Secretary while K P Karunadasa is Industries, Sports, Rural Development, Women’s Affairs, Hindu Cultural and Tamil Education Ministry Secretary.

The post of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Social Services, Probation and Childcare Secretary was given to Shirani Weerakoon.

North Central Provincial Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake, provincial ministers and officials were also present on the occasion.