Ministry of Urban Development (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Urban Development
Agency overview

Formed	1978
Type	Authority
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Annual budget	Rs 35,402,210 million (2015 est)
Minister responsible	Rauff Hakeem, 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
Website	Official website

Minister of Urban Development of Sri Lanka

Incumbent Rauff Hakeem since 12 January 2015
Urban Development Authority
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister
Term length	Five years
Inaugural holder	C. Rajadurai
Formation	1978 (as Regional Development)
Deputy	Dunesh Gankanda
Website	Official 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

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

Urban Development Authority and its subsidiaries headed by Ranjit Fernando.^[1]^[2]
Sri Lanka Land Reclamation and Development Corporation and its subsidiaries headed by M. H. M. Salman.^[1]^[3]
National Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by K. Alahudeen Ansar^[1]^[4]
Department of National Community Water Supply and its subsidiaries headed by Eng.Karunasena Hettiarachchi^[1]^[5]

Ministers

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Mahajana Eksath Peramuna

	Party	Tenure		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	Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply
		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
Rauff Hakeem	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	4 September 2015 – present	Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply

References

1 2 3 4 5 "GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA" (PDF) (Press release). Government of Sri Lanka. 18 January 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
1 2 "Urban Development Authority - Sri Lanka". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
↑ "Board of Directors – Sri Lanka Land Reclamation & Development Corporation". Retrieved 13 September 2015.
↑ "Senior Management – National Water Supply and Drainage Board". Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
↑ "Secretary – Ministry Of Water Supply and Drainage". Retrieved 13 September 2015.

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