The Hon. Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran
Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran asked the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government about the status of the Kalmunai North Divisional Secretariat, citing its establishment and Cabinet-approved upgrading in 1993 and its operation as an independent division for over 34 years. He sought clarification on reported attempts to downgrade it to a sub-office of Kalmunai South, including whether any Cabinet decision exists, whether the relevant Cabinet Paper would be tabled, the basis and legal authority for such a downgrade, and whether officials can override a Cabinet decision.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government:
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that— (i) Kalmunai North, established as an Assistant Government Agent Division in 1989, was upgraded to a Divisional Secretary’s Division by Cabinet approval on 28.09.1993 based on Cabinet Memoranda No. 93/600/034 of 17.03.1993 and No. 93/600/034(1) of 31.03.1993 and the Cabinet Subcommittee Report of 09.07.1993; (ii) it has functioned as an independent Divisional Secretariat for over 34 years; and (iii) attempts are underway to downgrade Kalmunai–North (Tamil Division) DS Division to a sub-office of Kalmunai–South DS Division?
¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House— (i) whether a Cabinet decision has been taken to downgrade as above; (ii) if so, whether he will submit the Cabinet Paper; (iii) if not, the basis for such downgrading; (iv) whether a Ministry Secretary/Government official can override a Cabinet decision and downgrade a DS Division to a sub-office; and (v) if so, the legal basis?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Kaveenthiran Kodeeswaran. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 January 2025. No. 1739261035021938. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5662