Ministry of Transport and Highways explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Transport and Highways
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Sinhala; Sinhalese: ප්‍රවාහන හා මහාමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය
Tamil: போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் அமைச்சு
Seal:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Jurisdiction:Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters:7th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Stage II, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Budget:Recurrent
රු. 32.919 billion (2019)[1]
Capital
රු. 36.261 billion (2019)
Minister1 Name:Hon. (Dr.) Bandula Gunawardane[2]
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Transport and Highways
Chief1 Name:N.B. Monty Ranatunga
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Child1 Agency:Department of Motor Traffic
Child2 Agency:National Transport Commission
Child3 Agency:National Transport Medical Institute
Child4 Agency:Sri Lanka Railways
Child5 Agency:Sri Lanka Transport Board

The Ministry of Transport and Highways[3] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: ප්‍රවාහන හා මහාමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview.[4] The current Minister of Transport and Highways is Bandula Gunawardane.[2] The ministry's secretary is Nihal Somaweera.[5]

Ministers

The Minister of Transport and Highways is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Ministers of Transport
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Minister of Communications and Works [6]
[7] [8]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport and Works [9] [10]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[11] [12]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2[13]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[14] [15] [16]
!align="center" rowspan=2 style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport and Power [17]
Minister of Transport and Works
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping and Transport
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport and Works [18]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Communications [19]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Communications [20] [21] [22]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" Minister of Transport [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" Minister of Transport [29] [30]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport[31] [32] [33]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport and Highways [34] [35] [36]
Democratic United National Front (L) !align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs [37] [38] [39]
align=center rowspan=2!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=4Minister of Transport [40]
Minister of Transport and Environment Protection [41] [42]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport, Highways and Aviation [43] [44]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Transport [45] [46] [47]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=3Minister of Railways and Transport [48] [49] [50]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" Minister of Transport [51] [52] [53]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[54] [55] [56]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=4Minister of Internal Transport [57] [58] [59]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Transport [60] [61] [62]
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation [63]
Democratic National Movement Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Mahinda AmaraweeraSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna22 November 201912 August 2020Gotabaya RajapaksaMinistry of Transport Services Management
Gamini Lokuge12 August 2020Minister of Transport
Bandula Gunawardane23 May 2022PresentMinister of Transport and Highways

Secretaries

Transport Secretaries
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Permanent Secretary [64] [65]
Transport Secretary [66]
Transport Secretary [67]
Transport Secretary [68]
Transport Secretary [69]
Transport Secretary [70] [71] [72]
Internal Transport Secretary [73] [74]
Transport Secretary [75] [76] [77]

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS. cabinetoffice.gov.lk. 2022-06-10.
  3. Web site: Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions). documents.gov.lk. 2022-06-10.
  4. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification. 21 September 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13.
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  10. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html. unfit. 2002-01-03. Chapter 12: Tryst with independence.
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  28. News: When bus services were nationalised. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 28 December 2008.
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  33. News: de Silva. Neville. Mohamed tells his story, relevant or not. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 November 2003.
  34. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020802170437/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html. unfit. 2002-08-02. Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal.
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  39. News: Srimani Athulathmudali dies. TamilNet. 1 December 2004.
  40. News: SLMC, EPDP get plum portfolios. TamilNet. 19 October 2000.
  41. News: Weerawarne. Sumadhu. 18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday. The Island (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2001.
  42. News: New Cabinet. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2001.
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  44. News: UNF govt. cabinet sworn-in. 13 December 2001. The Island (Sri Lanka).
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  46. News: The new UPFA Cabinet. 11 April 2004. Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  47. News: JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony. 10 April 2004. TamilNet.
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  49. News: Kotelawala. Himal. New site gives hope to some vendors. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 9 May 2010.
  50. News: Private bus operators warn of strike. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 18 June 2006.
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  56. News: New Parliament, New Cabinet. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 25 April 2010.
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  58. News: New Cabinet ministers sworn in. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  59. News: New Cabinet takes oaths . . 12 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html . 18 January 2015 .
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  61. News: New Cabinet. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
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  63. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 30 October 2015 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1938/14 .
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  65. News: How 'Sri' number plates came to Jaffna. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 December 2013. 11 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074526/http://www.nation.lk/epaper/sunday/2013/12/08/files/assets/basic-html/page18.html. 4 March 2016. dead.
  66. News: 'No rail track repairs, over 30,000 lives in danger'. Sunday Observer (Sri Lanka). 7 August 2005. 2015-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924120954/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2005/08/07/new14.html. 2015-09-24. live.
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  70. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 1 February 2011. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1691/46. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115429/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2011/PDF/Feb/1691_46/1691_46%20%28E%29.pdf. 28 January 2015. dead.
  71. News: Dammika as transport secretary. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2011.
  72. News: Transport Secretary takes over duties: Dhammika puts on new thinking cap. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 21 January 2011.
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  74. News: Gunaruwan assumes duties as Internal Transport Secretary. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924135107/http://www.sundaytimes.lk/news-online/gunaruwan-assumes-duties-internal-transport-secretary.html. 24 September 2015.
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  76. News: 44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  77. News: New Secretaries to Ministries appointed. The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.

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