Administration & Establishment Division

Additional District Secretary		Assistant District Secretary		Administrative Officer
			Mrs.Renuka Bulanawewa		Mrs.A.G.S.P.Hunukumbura

Key Responsibilities of the Section

 Is performing the  administrative duties of the officers who work under the District Secretary. The following duties are also carried out by this division.

1. New appointments
2. Extensions of service
3. Retirements of service
4. Internal Transfers within 11 DS Divisions
5. Disciplinary actions regarding Officials of District Secretariat & 11 DS Divisions
6. Preparing jurists list
7. Training activities for officers
8. Issuing holiday railway warrants
9. Issuing loan facilities for officers
   1. Property loans
   2. Vehicle loans
   3. Distress loans
   4. Bicycle loans
10. Actions regarding leaves of the officials of District Secretariat
11. Advance & Progress Programme of Staff Officers & Field Officers
12. Sinhala - English (vise versa) Translations activities of the Institute/ * External institutions (If requested)

In addition to establishment duties following fields are also implementing under the purview of this branch

1. Administration and supervision of the 11 divisional secretaries
2. Buddhist and cultural affairs, (Organizing of Wesak & Poson festivals/Providing Assistance for  perahera activity of Aluvihara & Annual Theru Festivel of Sri Muththumariamman Hindu Shrine)
3. Supervision of the 11 divisional secretariats regarding Productivity concept 
4. Social services
5. Disaster management.(floods, Drought, tsunami)
6. Election activities
7. Training activities for officers
8. Participation and contribution for the ceremonial activities of the state
9. General duties and disciplinary activities of Grama Niladaris
10. Appointing graduate trainees

Account Division

Chief  Accountant		Accountant
	Mr.M.A.P.Milajith		Mr.I.G.Janaka Sumanasiri

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Activities of Pension Salaries
2. Payment Activities
3. Shroff Activities
4. Follow on an Official Bank Accounts.
5. Collection of Revenue
6. Preparation of Annual Estimates
7. Preparation of Final Account
8. Procurement Activities
9. Purchasing Activities
10. Activities in Stores
11. Allocation Distribution
12. Allocation of imprest
13. Preparation of Salaries
14. Loan Advance activities
15. Preparation of Annual Performance Report
16. Submitting answers for audit quarries
17. Forwarding Reports to Treasury regarding Monthly Receiving and Payments.
18. Accounting Asserts

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Planning Division

Planning Director
	Mr.I.H.Anuruddha Bandara

Engineering Division

Chief District Engineer
	Mr. K.P. B. Pallekumbura

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Planning, Construction and Supervision of all constructions relevant to capital investments for strengthen the administrative activities of the district
2. Supervision, Consultancy and Guidance for all the construction projects, which are being done by District Secretariat and Divisional Secretariats.
3. Preparation of  Structural Plans and Estimates
4. Planning, Construction and Supervision of all constructions relevant to capital investments for strengthen the administrative activities of the district Accomplish duty regarding  Constructions and Procurement Committee
5. Conducting of Quality  Examinations regarding Concrete construction and issuing of relevant reports
6. Registration of Contractors in Construction Development Authority (CIDA), New Registration of Contractors, and Renewal of re-registration annually.

Internal Audit Division

Chief Internal Auditor

Vision

Dedication for better government service according to the policy of the state

Mission

Reporting to heads of the institutions by recommending necessary guidelines for sufficiency and formality of internal administrations which are being used to make reveal and make restrict the mistakes and frauds when proceeding as per the policy of the state. 

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Checking of Accounts Procedure and actions caused to some expend of finance and Seeking of the use of properties and liabilities of the department in protective and formal manner.
2. Examination of the quantitative of internal administration which is used to reveal suppress the waste, ideal actions and for the limitation of exceeding expenditure.
3. Searching of the following procedure of Administration Regulations and Financial Administration of the government and the Circulars, Other Supplementary instructions which are being issued by the Ministry of Public Administration and the treasury ever and anon.
4. Observing the successfulness of the systems of internal supervision and controlling in both planning and acting sides which are being implemented for restricting of mistakes and frauds in the institution.
5. Acting according to the F.R 133 when fulfilling the internal auditing activities of the institutions under the monitoring of the District Secretariat.
6. Searching regarding the supplying of necessary information for preparation of accurate financial statements by accounting system which are being used and justifying of the upright nature of accounts and other reports.
7. Evaluating of the quality of the appraisal of the staff of the institution when performing of responsibilities assigned to them.
8. Examining of make protection of asserts of the institution from all kind of losses and damages.
9. Conducting of special inquiries at special occasions.
10. Analyzing of System and Performance for an effective Productivity Process.
11. Acting as per the instructions and guidelines issued by the Department of Management Audit ever and anon, Conducting of Audit Management Meetings at the District Secretariat and Divisional Secretariats in each quarter of the relevant year and Feeding back the review of the progress of the implementation of decision made at the Meetings.

District Disaster Management Unit

Disaster Management Deputy Director
	Mr. C. Amaraweera

 Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Conducting disaster management training and awareness programs
   1. Disaster management
   2. First aid
   3. Life-saving
   4. Swimming
   5. Boating
   6. Dismissive functional leadership training
   7. Search and rescue
   8. Camp management
   9. Firefighting training
2. Preparation of disaster management preparedness and response plans.
   1. District level planning
   2. Regional level planning
   3. Plans at Village Officer level
   4. Pre-school readiness plans
   5. Corporate pre-planning
   6. Hospital pre-preparedness plans
3. Implementation of rural, school and hospital disaster drill programs.
4. Warning dissemination and early warning activities in disaster prone areas.
5. Implementation of disaster reduction projects
6. Coordination of emergency response operations by all agencies.
7. Providing disaster management information.
8. Coordination of disaster relief activities.
9. Post disaster management activities
10. Investigation of public complaints related to disasters and resolution of related agencies in coordination.
11. Necessary co-ordination for obtaining ground surveys for landslide prone areas and taking further action.

Agriculture Division

District Director of Agriculture
	Mr. M.P.K. Dodanwala

Vision
Efficient and productive agricultural sector and strengthen food security and prosperity for the people in the Colombo district.

Mission
Socially accepted and commercially innovative entrepreneurial orientation to achieve a globally competitive agriculture products produced through sustainable natural resource.

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Conduct of District Agriculture Committees - The district's agriculture related officers and representatives of farmers' organizations gather at the same place to discuss agricultural problems and find solutions and to discuss the progress of agricultural institutions under the leadership of the district secretary.
2. Coordinate the main agricultural sectors of the district (related to the production of vegetable supplementary food crops) and prepare the crop cultivation plan for the upcoming "Maha" and "Yala" seasons for the district and send it to the Ministry of Agriculture.
3. Collecting data related to the district agriculture sector.
4. Investigating the problems related to the cultivated land in the district and connecting the relevant institutions to solve the problems.
5. Prepare project proposals to solve the existing agricultural problems in the district and implement the relevant projects by obtaining allocations from the Ministries of Agriculture and other institutions.
6. Participating in the season meeting held in connection with the district irrigation schemes and when necessary informing the Ministry of Agriculture and related institutions and taking action to solve the problems.
7. Providing necessary support to the district secretary to increase the prices of other food crops including rice as per the requirement.
8. To assist the District Secretary to provide aid and relief for damage to crops in disaster situations.

Census & Statistics Division

District Statician
	Mrs. M.E.Abekoon

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Conducting population census - once in 10 years
2. Preparation of District Statistical Manual
3. Analysis of rice yield estimation
4. Field Farming Statistics
5. Animal Husbandry Statistics
6. Rice Statistics
7. A survey to estimate the production of big onion
8. Building Statistics
9. Annual Industrial Construction and Services Survey
10. Quarterly Industrial Production Survey
11. Survey of felled timber
12. A Survey of Coconut Production Estimation
13. Apart from this, the survey conducted by the department periodically and once in 03 years etc.

Explosive Division

Asst.Controller of Explosive
	Mr. W.M.A.W.R.K. Weerasekara

 Activities of this branch done under main two fields,

1. Activities of explosives relevent subject
2. Activities of fire arms relevent subject

Activities of Explosives Relevant Subject

Under this subject explosive permits or explosive licences are issued relevent to use of technical explosives.

Issuing of Explosive Permits

1. When commercial level mineing activities explosive permits are issued for requirements of explosives.
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2. When non commercial level mineing if there is a explosive requirement explosive permits are issued for the purpose.
   1. When developing a land to blast and remove obstacles.
3. When making a foundation or digging a well to blast obstacles.
4. For various industries (non digging industries) to use explosives permits are issued.
   1. For Aurvedic productions
   2. For mosquito coils production
   3. For ink/paints productions
   4. For boxes of matches production
   5. For rubber related Productions

Issuing of Explosives Licenses

1. For manufacturing fire works.
2. For commercial supplying of fire works.
3. For manufacturing of elephant fire crackers.
4. For supplying of explosives.
5. For monufacturing of explosivs.
6. For importing of explosives import licenses
7. For exporting of explosives export licenses.

Activities of Fire Arms Subject

1. Gun licenses issueing for cultivations protection.
2. Gun licenses issueing for animal husbandary.
3. Issueing cartridges for these licenses.
4. Recomanding licenses for cultivation protection, animal husbandary and life protection.

Special Activities of Explosives Branch

1. Attend various test blasting and do necesasary recomandations .
2. Participating inspections for examinig the quallity of imported explosivs .
3. Doing field inspections at industries on these explosives .
4. Holding workshops to give technical knowledge for fire work industry and mineing industry .
5. Safely destroying of date expired and unusable explosives.

Samurdhi Division

Director Of Samurdhi
	Mrs. B.M.C.H Kumarihami

Samurdi programme can be introduced as a development programme which centered the low income earning and low privileged family groups and community and act to eliminate their poverty and create a reasonable society to confirm their rights .

Promoting of livelihood economic development activities,food security confirming for the family,guiding the community for saving and maintaining micro financial bank system to supply people micro financial loan facilities to uplift their livelihood development,organizing people for a national level activities by promoting,developing physical and social infra structural facilities of people, implementing diriyapiyasa housing programme centering the family,implementing social security programmes,implementing scholarship programs for children of low income families,and organizing kekulu children societies and competitions to improve their talents,developing attitudes by implementing social development programmes,implementing samurdi subsidiary programme for low income families and participating to implement divineguma programme for organizing people for a national development activity like wise implement various programmes to develop from the person tofamily society and village by the samurdi programme.

Implementing Programmes

1. Bank programme

1. Savings activity - accepting savings,members,non members,groups,diriya matha,lama sisuraka,kekulu,compulsory.
2. Loan programme - self employment loans,housing loans,consumer loans,distress,Mihijaya,Kirula,Divineguma,Isura.
1. Social development programme
   1. Diriya Piyasa housing programme
   2. Anti narcotic programme
   3. Children societies programme.

1. Social security programme.
2. Livelihood development programme.
3. Divineguma homegarden programme.
4. Samurdi subsidiary programme.

Samurdi programme implemented in 557 gramaniladari divisions in Colombo district by 42 bank societies employed 69 samurdi managers and 868 samurdi development officers for this purpose.

Land Use Planning Department

Assistant Director​ (District Land Use)
	Name	Mr. A. Abewicrama
	Tel	0662222310
	Fax	0662222310
	E-mail	This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Preparation of land use plans at district and regional level
2. Conducting District and Regional Land Use Planning Committees.
3. Identify underutilized land in the district and maintain and update a data system.
4. Maintaining and updating a data system of unused land owned by the government, state enterprises and other institutions in the district.
5. Land use mapping
6. Formulation of District Zoning Plan.
7. According to the requests received from various institutions, identifying suitable land for development projects at the district and regional level, evaluating and providing suitability reports.
8. Conducting awareness, workshops and discussions on sustainable land use.
9. Implementation of programs to rehabilitate degraded lands.
10. Formulation and implementation of rural level land use planning.
11. Establishment of plot level land use planning models.
12. Implementation of soil and water conservation projects.
13. Preparation of land use plans based on sub-catchment areas.
14. Implementation of Sustainable School Development Programme.
15. Planning and implementation of projects related to the implementation of regional land use planning recommendations.
16. Launch of crop management programs and activities to increase the productivity of agricultural lands.
17. Conducting special studies related to land use.

Consumer Affairs Authority

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Conducting of Awareness Programmes
   1. Make Aware the Schools
   2. Make Aware the Shops 
   3. Make Aware the Consumers
2. Make Aware the Business and Civil Soceities and Other Awearness
   1. Raiding of Markets
   2. Relief Complaint Inquiries

Social Security Division

Key Responsibilities of the Section

House Rental Board

Secretary (Management Service Officer- II)

Mrs.D.L.S.Wanigathunga   Contact - 066 2222104   Email - hThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Key Responsibilities of the Section 

• Inquiry into rent-related housing cases in the Matale District under a board appointed by the ministry.

• Ensuring the protection of both landlord and tenant in the Matale District.

• Taking action in accordance with the Rent Act No.07 of 1972, as amended by Act No.55 of 1990 and No.26 of 2002, with regard to buildings constructed before 1980 in the Matale District.

• Following the recognition of tenancy under the provisions of the Rent Act.

  1. Issuing approval for building renovation.
  2. Fixing the rent following the appropriate rent evaluation.
  3. Getting permission to deposit rent with the relevant administrative authority (Municipal councils, Urban councils).
  4. Issuing a tenancy certificate to the tenant.

• Issuing case documents as required.

• Carrying out or managing daily office activities.

Job Center

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. To provide higher career guidance from grade 9 onwards.
2. Job seekers registration.
3. Referral of job seekers to private sector job opportunities.
4. Referral of those in need of training to vocational training opportunities.
5. Regional and District Job fair for Aspirants.
6. Vocational centers for those who need vocational training locally and district wise.
7. Self Employed Incentive Program for Self Employed.
8. Entrepreneurship Development Program for Entrepreneurs.
9. Registration of private organizations with job opportunities and obtaining job opportunity information.
10. Awareness of the subjects given to student from 9th year of school education and above through vocational guidance department.
11. Educating the teachers who carry out the school's career guidance responsibilities and related duties.
12. Three day graduate awareness workshop.
13. Awareness programs for job applicant.
14. Conducting leadership training and attitude development programs.
15. Training program based on requirements (based on the requirements of the concerned Divisional Secretariat)

Lands Divisions

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Land Development Ordinance, Government Land Ordinance, Government Land Acquisition Act, Land Survey Ordinance and Public Complaints relating to land
2. All duties on wild elephants and compensation payments
3. Granting permission for felling of more than 03 jackfruit trees, date palms and female palm trees as per circular
4. All functions related to District Environment Committee
5. Duties related to all environmental issues including environmental development activities
6. Coordinating all functions related to the Land Acquisition Act for flagship development projects of the Government.
7. E Slims program coordination and follow up
8. Conducting mobile services once in three months (resolving land issues/designation of post-inheritance)
9. Dealing with land claims made by government agencies and investors
10. Conducting progress review meetings for land acquisition with time delays.

Small Business Development Division

Key Responsibilities of the Section

Vision
    Entrepreneurship and Small Enterprises Development for sustainable growth.

Mission
Provide maximum contribution for the National Development in Sri Lanka.
    • Motivate unemployed youth to access field of enterprises
    • Enhance entrepreneurial capabilities in youth
    • Improve efficiency and productivity of enterprises
    • Provide supportive services for development of enterprises

Objectives
    • To create “Local Entrepreneurial Culture” through the development of entrepreneurial capabilities in youth
    • To generate job opportunities and uplift living standards of youth through identification of new enterprise opportunities and guide to start enterprises
    • To generate more job opportunities and increase income level in youth through improving the efficiency and productivity of youth’s enterprises.
    • To provide active contribution to ensure the effectiveness and consistency of micro and small enterprises

1. Functions performed by the office
   1. Conducting training programs.
   2. Business Consulting.
   3. Business follow-up.
   4. Printing of books, magazines and brochures related to business development.
   5. Preparation of business development programs.
   6. Providing support services (financial, technical, marketing).
   7. Training the trainers.
2. Main activities
   1. Identifying the beneficiaries and making them aware of the small business sector.
   2. Conducting programs to identify, select and develop potential entrepreneurs
   3. Identifying the training needs of the candidates and designing suitable training programs for them
   4. Organizing, conducting and conducting training courses
   5. Regular follow-up of entrepreneurs
   6. Coordination of business advisory and support services
   7. Coordination of financing for entrepreneurs.
   8. Organize and conduct programs related to product development, sales promotion and market expansion of entrepreneurs.
3. Major departments set up to perform tasks
   1. Entrepreneurship Development Division
   2. Technology and Innovation Division
   3. Marketing Development Division
   4. Financial and Support Services Division
   5. Business Advisory Services Division
4. Training programs
   1. Awareness programs
   2. Entrepreneurship Development Training Programs
   3. Management Development Training Programs
   4. Product (goods/services) development
   5. Business Promotion Programs
   6. Business Consulting

Development Division

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. District Development Activities
2. District social service activities
3. Elder rights promotion activities
4. Promotion of foreign employment
5. National integration promotion activities
6. Enterprise development activities
7. Non-Governmental Organization District Coordination Activities
8. Coordinator Microfinance Programs (Non-Governmental Organizations) activities
9. Service Activities of District Veterans
10. Activities of District Narcotics Officer (Counseling).
11. Children's rights promotion activities
12. District Early Childhood development activities
13. District child protection activities
14. District Psycho-Social Work
15. Local child protection activities
16. Vanita development activities
17. District counseling activities
18. District Conciliation Training activities
19. District cultural activities
20. District social security activities
21. Development Officer (Hindu Affairs)
22. Development Officer (Muslim Affairs)
23. District Buddhist coordination activities
24. Tourism activities
25. Actions to prevent road accidents
26. District sports development activities
27. Activities of District Housing Committee
28. District/Provincial Security Affairs
29. Health and welfare activities
30. Cooperative and consumer affairs
31. Providing relief to those who faced various problems due to political reasons
32. Work related to various epidemics
33. National War Heroes Memorial Programs

Training Division

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Activities related with management Development and Training Centre
2. Updating of the Pool of Resource Persons under the non-executive grade.
3. Preparation of Annual Training Plan
4. Conducting of Training Seminars
5. Updating of web- site of the Matale District Secretariat
6. Designing and Maintaining of Soft wares
7. Preparation of Human Resource Plan
8. Activities regarding Foreign Scholarships
9. Affairs related to Post Graduate degrees
10. Actions regarding to practical Trainings
11. Preparation of quarter Progress of Accounts Committee
12. Activities relevant to the Training Programmes conducting by External Institutions.
13. Creation of LGN Accounts and Change the Pass word
14. Preparation of E-mail accounts and Change the Pass Words
15. Activities of Internet in new building complex of District Secretariat.
16. Movements about Automatic Data System
17. Activities relevant to Online meetings

Investigation section

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Presenting of reports by doing investigation under supervision of top management on the request made by the heads of the institutions regarding complaints of all the divisional secretariats in Matale District.
2. Conducting of basic investigations as per the instructions given by District Secretary regarding petitions and Complaints receiving from various parties to the Divisional Secretariats that forwarding by Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government.
3. Reporting after investigations under supervision of top rank management regarding complaints, accusations and Petitions of Public regarding wasting, briberies, and corruptions related to the Divisional Secretariats of Matale District.
4. Conducting of inquiries under supervision of District secretary/ Divisional Secretary regarding complaints receive by Public, other parties and Trade Unions regarding Grama Niladharies and GN Offices as well as all the Officers   that under purview of Divisional secretariats in Matale District and Presenting of reports included the recommendations regarding it.
5. Drafting of Charge Sheets regarding facts reveal in the basic investigations, Preparation of letters for formal disciplinary inquiries, keeping the said documents safely and Collecting of necessary information with protected way.
6. Involving regarding public complaints relevant to all Divisional Secretariats in Matale District.
7. Conducting of Field inquiries regarding requesting of permits for falling jack trees relevant to the all Divisional Secretariat in Matale District and Forwarding Observation.
8. Relevant duties for Office Inspection of Grama Niladhari and Other Officers under the instruction of authorized officer of District Secretariat.  

District Media Unit

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1.  Releasing of press releases towards Electronic and Printing Medias (Related with the development activities and other common motions of the  District.)
2.  Media Coverage events (Media coverage for the occasions being done regarding the development and common endeavors of the matale district.)
3.  Media Coordination Activities (As per the requests made by District Secretariats and Other government institutions)
4. Observation of daily newspapers
5.  Photographing of various development projects and occasions.
6.  Updating of Sinhala version of the official web site of the district secretariat.
7.  Forwarding of news for the News.lk which is the official news web site of the government
8.  Awareness Programmes for Journalists, School Children and Community

Measurements Standard Unit

Mission

"To be the Apex Institute for Science of Measurement, being responsible for the National Measurement System and to ensure justice and equity in regulatory activities and transactions based on Measurements"

The Department was estabilished under the provisions of the Measurement Units Standards And Services Act No.35 of 1995. The Department aims to establish, maintain, and disseminate National Standards of Measurement in Sri Lanka and the traceability of Measurements. It also provides the Legal Metrological framework to trade, Industry, science, health, security and environmental protection.

Key Responsibilities of the Section

1. Testing and stamping of weighers and measuring accessories of traders annually by an inspector.
   1. Organizing testing and stamping centers to test and stamp measuring accessories of traders in every divisional secretariat with the guidance of district secretary.
   2. Fuel issuing accessories of filling stations testing and stamping annually.
   3. Accessories of emission testing of emission testing centers testing and stamping.
   4. Testing and stamping of measuring accessories of factories testing and stamping annually.
2. Raiding and taking legal actions against traders who violate legal allocations of the 1995 No.35 Measuring units and Standard services Act. (clauses 37, 42, 38, 46, 51, (6).
3. Taking legal actions against traders violate above legal allocations.
   1. No. of stamped units - 34954
   2. Total revenue - Rs.9130207.50
   3. Finished court actions -76
   4. Penalties - Rs.148500.00