The Ministry of Transport and Highways ( si, ප්‍රවාහන හා මහාමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் அமைச்சு) is the

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Transport and Highways 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

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is Nihal Somaweera.

Ministers

The Minister of Transport and Highways is a member of the

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Secretaries

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1931 establishments in Ceylon Civil aviation in Sri Lanka Transport organisations based in Sri Lanka Members of the Board of Ministers of Ceylon