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Mr. Ranil Wickramasekara, Deputy Chief Secretary (Administrative)
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Ranil Wickramasekara

Deputy Chief Secretariat - Administration
Sections

Administrative Section

Developemnt Section

Information Technology Section

Legal Section

Statistics Section

Vision

An efficient and effective governance sector that drives sectoral diversity towards a unified goal.

Mission

Building a more meaningful provincial public service through the management of human, financial and physical resources in accordance with proper policies and circulars.

Administration Section
Main Functions

Directing the daily mail received by the Chief Secretariat to the relevant departments and promptly distributing letters sent by the Chief Secretariat.

Maintaining up-to-date personal files of the five Ministry Secretaries of the Southern Provincial Council, the Secretary of the Public Service Commission, the Secretary of the Council, the five Deputy Chief Secretaries, the Chief Secretariat and the Management Development and Training Institute, and other staff officers belonging to the island-wide services and all institutional activities related to them.

Carrying out all activities related to the transfers (annual transfers, friendly transfers, transfers for disciplinary reasons and temporary assignments) of officers in the Development Officer Service, Management Service, Information Technology Service, Driver Service, Office Servant Service of the Southern Provincial Council Ministries, Departments and other statutory institutions.

Maintaining an up-to-date database related to the transfers of officers in the Development Officer Service, Management Service, Information Technology Service, Driver Service, Office Worker Service of the Southern Provincial Council Ministries, Departments and other statutory institutions.

All institutional matters related to the personal files of Development Officers attached to Divisional Secretariats and all officers of the Provincial Revenue Department.

All matters related to the personal files of officers in the Development Officer Service, Management Service, Information Technology Service, Driver Service, and Office Worker Service of the Chief Secretariat.

All matters related to the personal files of officers in the Development Officer Service, Management Service, Information Technology Service, Driver Service, and Office Worker Service of the Chief Secretariat.

Carrying out all duties related to disaster loans and property loans of officers serving in the Chief Secretariat.

All matters related to the reservation of Bogahapalessa and Mayurapura holiday resorts

Activities related to the auctioning and disposal of vehicles of Southern Provincial Council Ministries, Departments and other institutions

All activities related to vehicles of the Chief Secretariat, such as vehicle allocation and maintenance

All matters related to vehicle accidents

Matters related to payment of railway permits and Agrahara insurance claims

Matters related to the payment of overtime and holiday salaries in Southern Provincial Council Ministries, Departments and other institutions

All matters related to paying water, electricity and telephone bills at the General Secretariat

Matters related to the deposit of bail by officers of the Chief Secretariat.

Preparing the employee vacancy report belonging to the Chief Secretariat on a monthly basis.

Proper maintenance and upkeep of the record room

Maintaining ISO and productivity activities properly

All activities related to security, sanitation services and maintenance of the General Secretariat.

Carrying out all duties related to the payment of accident compensation to all officers in the Southern Province.

All official duties related to the official residences of the Chief Secretariat

Development Section
Main Functions

Coordination activities related to special, balanced and backward zone development programs under the Southern Provincial Development Plan

Land acquisition process in the Southern Provincial Council

Preparation of the Southern Province Policy Statement

Coordination activities related to the implementation of various projects receiving foreign assistance from the Central Government and the Provincial Council (health and education programs implemented under World Bank assistance, rural bridge construction projects, etc.).

Answering parliamentary and provincial council questions

Coordination activities related to the Presidential Scholarship Program

Coordination of complaints received from the Prime Minister's Office / the President's Office / the Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government / the Commission to Investigate Bribery or Corruption and the public

Activities related to providing facilities to the members of the Southern Provincial Council

Activities related to informing the decisions of the Central Government Cabinet

Activities related to the establishment of new local government institutions and the ranking of existing local government institutions

Coordination with key institutions and ministries of the Provincial Council or Central Government

Coordination of all activities related to the Right to Information Act

Coordination activities related to various steering committees headed by the Chief Secretary (Southern Provincial Children's Steering Committee, Southern Provincial Water Committee, etc.)

Coordination of development programs related to disaster management, children and women, irrigation and tourism sectors

Coordination of activities related to the solid waste management program and activities related to construction

Under the Tell the President program, information related to public complaints is forwarded to the relevant institutions via the internet as soon as possible.

Local Loan Fund related matters

Coordination of specific development programs implemented by the Presidential Secretariat

Coordination of activities related to development proposals submitted by the Hon. Governor.

Information Technology Section
Main Functions

Application software and information systems development, user training and maintenance.

Developing websites and other web-based application software.

Financial management and accounting application software development

Human Resource Management Application Software Development

Warehouse management application software development

Development, updating and maintenance of a common database system

Design and implementation of user support systems

The institution's IT policy and project management

Preparing evaluation reports when acquiring IT equipment, systems and services.

Providing SMS service.

Updating antivirus software on the institution's computer systems

Computer maintenance and consulting services at the institution

Updating and maintaining the company's Facebook page

Legal Section
Main Functions

Providing legal assistance for legal matters related to ministries, departments and institutions belonging to the Southern Provincial Council.

Providing legal advice on legal issues related to ministries, departments and institutions belonging to the Southern Provincial Council.

Preparing the statutes of all institutions related to the ministries, departments and institutions belonging to the Southern Provincial Council.

Preparing lease agreements for all institutions related to ministries, departments and institutions belonging to the Southern Provincial Council.

Statistics Section
Main Functions

Preparation of the annual statistical thesis.

Creatively presenting important information about the Southern Province.

Updating Provincial Council Staff Information.

Preparation of a telephone directory containing the telephone numbers of staff officers in the Southern Province.

Preparation of statistical data sheet (in English).

Updating staff information at the Southern Province Chief Secretariat.

Annual and semi-annual Public Servant Information Survey conducted by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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