The Southern Provincial Chief Secretariat has been able to win first place in the inter-ministerial category in the 2020 National Productivity Awards competition, which is held annually by the National Productivity Secretariat.

It is a special achievement for the Southern Provincial Chief Secretariat, which has been on a winning path by winning certificates of merit under the Inter-Provincial Council Ministry category in 2007 and 2008, and won third place in 2013 and second place under the Inter-Ministerial category in 2014, 2015 and 2018 respectively, to win first place in the competition held for the year 2020. I would like to gratefully recall the former Southern Provincial Chief Secretary, Mr. R.C. de Zoysa, who led this achievement, and the entire staff who dedicated themselves to it.

The award for this achievement was presented at Temple Trees recently and the current Chief Secretary of the Southern Province, Attorney-at-Law Sumith Alahakoon, and a group of key officials attended the event.

The Southern Provincial Chief Secretariat, in collaboration with the National Productivity Secretariat, has provided the opportunity to study the Productivity Certificate Course free of charge for officers of institutions in the Southern Province to promote productivity in the Southern Province, and awareness programs are also conducted on various occasions.

As a result of these activities, the number of institutions that participated in the National Productivity Competition in 2015 was 170, while it was 286 in 2018.

Among those institutions, the number of institutions that qualified for the on-site inspection in 2015 was 135, which increased to 181 in 2018. Similarly, the number of institutions that won the award in 2015 was 122, which increased to 159 in 2018.

A Provincial Productivity Awards Ceremony was held and financial prizes (Rs. 9650000.00) were also given to motivate those institutions.

ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Certificate obtained in 2013/2014, 2015/2016 and 2017. ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management Certificate obtained in 2024