- Presidential Secretariat
Infobox Government agency
agency_name = Presidential Secretariat
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seal_caption = The Old Parliament Building the near the Galle Face Green, now the Presidential Secretariat
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formed =1978
jurisdiction =Government of Sri Lanka
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headquarters = Old Parliament Building,Colombo
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chief1_name = Lalith Weeratunga
chief1_position = Secretary
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footnotes =The Presidential Secretariat is the office of thePresident of Sri Lanka . It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution.The head of the Presidential Secretariat is the
Permanent Secretary to the President (also known as the President's Secretary), who is ex officio the most seniorcivil servant and head of theSri Lanka Administrative Service . The current President's Secretary is Lalith Weeratunga, SLAS.Duties
President's Office will be concerned with the following aspects of governance:-
* Co-ordinating and reviewing the implementation of Government policy in all sectors;
* Monitoring progress in the implementation of specific projects and programmes;
* Addressing perceived public aspirations and grievances, and
* Maintaining a watching brief over the nation's external relations.Divisions
The Presidential Secretariat includes the following divisions:
*Secretary's Office
*Administration and Finance Division (ADF)
*Development & Monitoring Division (DMD)
*Co-ordinating & Personal Division (CPD)
*Policy Research & Information Unit (PRIU)
*Constitutional and Public Affairs Division (CPA)
*Social Sector Development Division (SSD)
*Parliamentary Affairs and Public Relation Division (PPR)
*Presidential Media Division (PMD)
*Alcohol, Tobacco & Illicit Drug Policy Unit
*President's Fund
*Task Force for Rebuilding the Nation (TAFREN)tatutory institutions
The following institutions fall within the purview of the Secretary to the President;
*Public Service Commission [http://www.psc.gov.lk/]
* Judicial Service Commission
* Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration
* Board of Management for the Superior Courts Complex
* Cabinet Memoranda listed in the Agenda and Cabinet Conclusions
* Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery/Corruption
* Declarations of Assets and Liabilitiesee also
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President of Sri Lanka
*Prime Minister's Office
*Sri Lanka Administrative Service External links
* [http://www.priu.gov.lk/execpres/presecretariat.html Presidential Secretariat]
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