The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake raised a question under Standing Order 27(2) to the Prime Minister regarding the Constitutional Council’s role under Article 41B, as amended by the 21st and 22nd Amendments. He noted that the Council is responsible for recommending members to independent commissions that support integrity, transparency and accountability in public administration, and began listing ten such commissions, including the Election Commission, Public Service Commission and National Police Commission.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to ask this Question under Standing Order No. 27(2) from the Hon. Prime Minister.
¶ 02 In terms of Article 41B of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, amended by the Twenty First and Twenty Second Amendments to the Constitution, the Constitutional Council is entrusted with recommending members to several independent Commissions. These Commissions play a vital role in safeguarding the integrity, transparency and accountability of public administration.
¶ 03 Based on publicly available information, the following 10 Commissions are currently considered independent or semi-independent.
¶ 04 1. Election Commission 2. Public Service Commission 3. National Police Commission
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