The Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
On behalf of the Minister, the Deputy Minister stated that although Cabinet approved in 1993 the conversion of 28 Assistant Government Agent offices, including Kalmunai North, into Divisional Secretariats, Kalmunai North has continued to function only as a sub-office under the Kalmunai Divisional Secretariat. He said no Divisional Secretary post has been approved, only an Assistant Divisional Secretary post exists, and no decision or attempt has been made to downgrade the office. He added that DS Division boundaries are gazetted by the relevant Ministry based on Cabinet decisions, and noted that three related writ cases are pending before the Court of Appeal.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Minister:
¶ 02 (a) (i) On 28.07.1993, Cabinet approved converting 28 Assistant Government Agent offices, including Kalmunai North, into Divisional Secretariats. (ii) Though approval was granted, to date this office has functioned as a Sub Divisional Secretariat. (iii) Kalmunai North Sub Office presently operates as a sub-office under the Kalmunai Divisional Secretariat. No Divisional Secretary post has been approved for Kalmunai North; only an Assistant Divisional Secretary post exists and the duties are performed accordingly. Therefore, no attempt has been made to downgrade it.
¶ 03 (b) (i) No decision has been taken to downgrade. (ii)–(iii) Not applicable. (iv) No. (v) Based on Cabinet decisions, the relevant Ministry publishes DS Division boundaries via Gazette.
¶ 04 Additionally, Kalmunai North continues to function as a Sub Divisional Secretariat. Three writ cases are pending before the Court of Appeal: CA/Writ/300/2018, CA/Writ/67/2023, and CA/Writ/645/2023.
¶ 05 (c) Not applicable.
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