Ministry of Urban Development (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Urban Development
Agency overview
Formed1978
TypeAuthority
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Annual budgetRs 35,402,210 million (2015 est)
Minister responsible
  • Hon Vijitha Herath, Minister Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage
Agency executives
  • Ranjit Fernando, Chairman
  • K. Hettiarachchi, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Urban Development Authority
  • Sri Lanka Land, Reclamation and Development Corporation
  • National Water Supply
  • Department of National Community Water Supply
WebsiteOfficial website
Minister of Urban Development of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Hon Vijitha Herath
since 24 September 2024
Urban Development Authority
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Term lengthFive years
Inaugural holderC. Rajadurai
Formation1978 (as Regional Development)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country.[1]

History

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The Urban Development Authority was established by Junius R. Jayewardene on 1978 under Act of Parliament bearing No 41 with a perspective to advance incorporated arranging and execution of Economic social and physical improvement of the ranges pronounced by responsible Minister-in-charge of the Urban Development.[2]

Departments

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  1. Urban Development Authority Nimesh Herath is the current Chairman of the Urban Development Authority of Sri Lanka.[3]
  2. Ministry of Urban Development & Housing.[1][citation needed]
  3. Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation and its subsidiaries headed by M. H. M. Salman.[1][4]
  4. National Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by K. Alahudeen Ansar[1][5]
  5. Department of National Community Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by Eng.Karunasena Hettiarachchi[1][6]

Ministers

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Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna   National People’s Power

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government Ministerial title
C. Rajadurai United National Party 5 April 1979 - 10 November 1988 J.R Jayawardene Minister of Regional Development
Gamini Atukorale United National Party 14 March 1991 - 7 October 1994 Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Land Irrigation & Mahaweli Development
Dinesh Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 10 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply
23 November 2005 - 29 January 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa
29 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 November 2005 - 9 January 2015 Minister of Defence and Urban Development
Rauff Hakeem
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage
4 September 2015 – 17 June 2019 Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Sri Lanka. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Urban Development Authority - Sri Lanka". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Head of Departments - UDA". Urban Development Authority Official Website.
  4. ^ "Board of Directors – Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Senior Management – National Water Supply and Drainage Board". Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Secretary – Ministry Of Water Supply and Drainage". Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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