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Formed 16 August 2013; 3 years ago (2013-08-16) Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka Headquarters 13th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla, Colombo Annual budget Rs. 63 billion (2016, recurrent)
Rs. 5 billion (2016, capital) Minister responsible Sagala Ratnayaka, Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development Deputy Minister responsible Piyankara Jayaratne, State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development | ||
The Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview.. The ministry manages the country's police. The ministry is not responsible for migration and prisons - these come under the purview of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs respectively. The current Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development and State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development are Sagala Ratnayaka and Piyankara Jayaratne respectively. The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.
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History
Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.
Ministers
The Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.