The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a
Sri Lankan government ministry
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responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including
Colombo
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,
Galle
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and
Trincomalee ports, Highways including
Southern expressway,
Colombo Outer Circular expressway,
Katunayake expressway and their transport services. It was reorganized as two separate ministries, the
Ministry of Ports and Shipping
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and
following the formation of the
Sirisena cabinet
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in January 2015.
History
It was created in 1960, at the
Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet as the
Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport
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. It included most of the subjects of the current ministry.
Then it was renamed as the
Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping at the
First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet.
The highways section was included in the
Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways in both,
Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
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and
Jayewardene cabinet
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. In the Jayewardene Cabinet, the shipping section was included in the
Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism.
In the
Premadasa cabinet
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, the ports and shipping sections were included in the
Ministry of Ports & Shipping and the
Ministry of Trade & Shipping and the highways section was included in the
Ministry of Transport & Highways.
In the
Kumaratunge cabinet (2000) the ports section was included in the
Ministry of Ports Development & Development of the South
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, the highways section was included in the Ministry of Highways, the shipping section was included in the
.
The highways section and to some extent the shipping section was included in
Ministry of Transport, Highways & Aviation
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.
The highways section was included in the
Ministry of Highways & Road Development
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and the ports and shipping sections were included in the
Ministry of Ports & Aviation in the
First Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet
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The name "Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping" was created in
Second Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet
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in 2010.
Officials
*
Minister of Ports and Highways (Cabinet)— the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksha.
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways —
Nirmala Kotalawala MP
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways —
Rohitha Abeygunawardena
Pahalage Rohitha Piyatissa Abeygunawardena (රෝහිත අබේගුණවර්ධන) (born 21 September 1966) is a Sri Lankan politician and businessman. He was the Minister of Nation Building. He is a representative of Kalutara Distric ...
MP
*
Permanent Secretary
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— R.W.R.Pemasiri.
Current and past ministers
;Parties
Duties and Functions
* Formulation of policies programmes and projects in regard to the subjects of Ports, Highways and Expressways and all subjects that come under the purview of the ministry.
* Direction of the implementation of such policies, programmes and projects within time lines agreed with the national planning authorities and within budgeted resources, with a view to achieving relevant objectives.
* Provision of all public services that come under the purview of the Ministry in an efficient and people friendly manner.
* Reforming of all systems and procedures to ensure the conduct of business in an efficient manner deploying modern management techniques and technology where applicable while eliminating corruption and waste
* Provision and Maintenance in optimum condition of a high quality network of national highways and other principal road
* Implementation of the Maga Neguma Rural Road Development Programme
* Improvement of clear co-ordination process to cover all road project implementing agencies for an integration development and monitoring collection of road user charges in respect of National Policy
* Formulation of Programmes and Projects based on National Policy in respect of Provincial and Local Authority roads and co-ordination and monitoring of such programs and projects
* Road Development activities connected to Kottawa, Kaduwela and Kadawatha Township Development Project
* Development and Administration of ports and harbours, light houses and beacons, oil installation other than those belong to Admiralty
* Arbitration of disputes between shipping Service providers and users
* Establish rules of competition for shipping Services
* Assist and ensure consultation between shipping service providers and users
* Receiving of Wrecks and Ocean salvages
* Administration of Shipping Development Fund
* Freight and shipping Services
* Coastwise passenger traffic
Departments
Departments, with their heads :
*
Road Development Authority
The Road Development Authority (commonly abbreviated as RDA); ( si, මාර්ග සංවර්ධන අධිකාරිය; ta, வீதி அபிவிருத்தி அதிகார சபை) is the premier highway authority ...
and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by Director General, W.A.S. Weerasinghe
* Road Development Fund
*
Sri Lanka Ports Authority and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman, Priyath B. Wickrama
* Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman,
Vice Admiral Jayanath Colombage
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* Director General's Office of Merchant Shipping, headed by Director General, A W Seneviratne
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See also
*
Minister of Ports and Highways
*
*
Ministries of Sri Lanka
The parliament of the Sri Lanka has set of ministers. They are categorized either as the ministers of cabinet and non cabinet. According to the 19th amendment the number of cabinet ministers is limited to 28.
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References
External links
Government of Sri LankaMinistry of Highways,Ports and ShippingRoad Development AuthorityCeylon Shipping Corporation LtdSri Lanka Ports AuthorityDirector General's Office of Merchant Shipping
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1960 establishments in Ceylon
Highways, Ports and Shipping
Defunct transport organisations based in Sri Lanka
Ministries established in 1960
Shipping in Sri Lanka
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