Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath, responding on behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, stated that 18 relevant units exist and that the Thoppur Sub-Divisional Secretariat was established to reduce the need for residents to travel to Muttur for services. He said the Thoppur office is functioning without hindrance and that any upgrade to a full Divisional Secretariat could be considered in future through a scientific methodology.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, I answer as follows:
¶ 02 (a) (i) 18.
¶ 03 (ii) To minimise difficulties caused to the public who otherwise would have to travel to the Muttur Divisional Secretariat to obtain services, a Thoppur Sub-Divisional Secretariat has been established. Through it, services can be efficiently provided to the people of Thoppur.
¶ 04 (iii) At present, the Thoppur Sub-Divisional Secretariat is functioning without any hindrance.
¶ 05 (iv) The possibility of upgrading the Thoppur Sub-Divisional Secretariat to a Divisional Secretariat can be examined through a scientific methodology for future action.
¶ 06 (b) Not applicable.
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