The Ministry of Mass Media
( si, ජනමාධ්ය අමාත්යාංශය; ta, வெகுசன ஊடக அமைச்சு) is a
cabinet
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ministry
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Government
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of the
Government of Sri Lanka
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the is ...
responsible for the implementation of the Post Office Ordinance and the Stamp Ordinance of Sri Lanka.
Aside from broader policy formulation, this also includes the maintenance and expansion of the Sri Lanka postal service, the design, release, sale and archiving of the country's
postage stamps
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, representing Sri Lanka's interests at the
Universal Postal Union
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, the oversight of banking, insurance and
wire transfer
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services provided at postal offices.
The current Minister of Mass Media is
Bandula Gunawardane
Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane (born 15 March 1953) is a Sri Lankan politician, teacher and film producer who is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for Colombo District, and a former government minister.
Early lif ...
.
The ministry's
secretary
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is W.A. Chulananda Perera.
Ministers
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See also
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Demographics of Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Post
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Sri Lanka
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Information and Mass Media
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