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Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

Jurisdiction
  
Government of Sri Lanka

Headquarters
  
New Secretariat, Sevana Mawatha, Maligawatta, Colombo

Annual budget
  
Rs. 2 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital)

Minister responsible
  
Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

Deputy Minister responsible
  
Dilip Wedaarachchi, State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

Ministry executive
  
W. M. M. R. Adikari, Secretary

The Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for fisheries. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on fisheries and aquatic resources development and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development are Mahinda Amaraweera and Dilip Wedaarachchi respectively. The ministry's secretary is W. M. M. R. Adikari.

Ministers

The Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

References

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Wikipedia