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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1978 |
Type | Authority |
Jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Annual budget | Rs 35,402,210 million (2015 est) |
Minister responsible |
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Agency executives |
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Child agencies |
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Website | Official website |
Minister of Urban Development of Sri Lanka | |
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Urban Development Authority | |
Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
Term length | Five years |
Inaugural holder | C. Rajadurai |
Formation | 1978 (as Regional Development) |
Deputy | Dunesh Gankanda |
Website | Official website |
The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country. [1]
The Urban Development Authority was established by Junius R. Jayewardene on 1978 under Act of Parliament bearing No 41 with a perspective to advance incorporated arranging and execution of Economic social and physical improvement of the ranges pronounced by responsible Minister-in-charge of the Urban Development. [2]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
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Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Head(s) of Government | Ministerial title | ||
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C. Rajadurai | United National Party | 5 April 1979 - 10 November 1988 | J.R Jayawardene | Minister of Regional Development | |||
Gamini Atukorale | United National Party | 14 March 1991 - 7 October 1994 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Land Irrigation & Mahaweli Development | |||
Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 10 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply | |||
23 November 2005 - 29 January 2007 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||||||
29 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 | Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development | ||||||
Mahinda Rajapaksa | ![]() |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 November 2005 - 9 January 2015 | Minister of Defence and Urban Development | |||
Rauff Hakeem | ![]() |
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage | ||
4 September 2015 – present | Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply |
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Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1978 |
Type | Authority |
Jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
Annual budget | Rs 35,402,210 million (2015 est) |
Minister responsible |
|
Agency executives |
|
Child agencies |
|
Website | Official website |
Minister of Urban Development of Sri Lanka | |
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Urban Development Authority | |
Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
Term length | Five years |
Inaugural holder | C. Rajadurai |
Formation | 1978 (as Regional Development) |
Deputy | Dunesh Gankanda |
Website | Official website |
The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country. [1]
The Urban Development Authority was established by Junius R. Jayewardene on 1978 under Act of Parliament bearing No 41 with a perspective to advance incorporated arranging and execution of Economic social and physical improvement of the ranges pronounced by responsible Minister-in-charge of the Urban Development. [2]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
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Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Head(s) of Government | Ministerial title | ||
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C. Rajadurai | United National Party | 5 April 1979 - 10 November 1988 | J.R Jayawardene | Minister of Regional Development | |||
Gamini Atukorale | United National Party | 14 March 1991 - 7 October 1994 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Land Irrigation & Mahaweli Development | |||
Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 10 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply | |||
23 November 2005 - 29 January 2007 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||||||
29 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 | Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development | ||||||
Mahinda Rajapaksa | ![]() |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 November 2005 - 9 January 2015 | Minister of Defence and Urban Development | |||
Rauff Hakeem | ![]() |
Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage | ||
4 September 2015 – present | Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply |