About Ministry

Subjects assigned to the Ministry:

- Transport Affairs of the Province
- Sports and Youth Affairs
- Cultural and Arts Affairs
- Cooperative Development
- Food Supplies and Distribution Affairs
- Rural Development Affairs

Duties of the Ministry:

Functioning for the welfare of the public of the Western Province under the policies of the Central Government and in relation to the Policy Statement of the Hon. Governor of the Western Province;

- Policy making
- Planning
- Guidance
- Supervision
- Progress Control
- Coordination
- Financial Control
- Post-inquiry
- Re-Planning
Developmental Affairs

Identifying projects for the provisions received to the Ministry under each resource, planning, implementation, direction, post inquiry, reviewing progress according to the targets, and coordination among establishments are being conducted by the Development Section of the Ministry, further, measures would be taken to get the maximum utility of the money received

 

Financial Resources from where money is received for Development Activities:

1. Criteria Based Programme

1.1. Ministerial Fund
1.2. Money allocated by Hon. Members of the Provincial Council
for the subjects that come under the purview of this Ministry (Programmes implemented at Divisional Secretariat Level)
2. Provincial Specific Development Grants Programme
3. Provincial Council Specific Development Programme
4. Funds received by the Specific programmes of Government
5. Foreign Aid and Foreign Integrated Programmes .

Allocation of money under each Financial Resource in 2009
Financial Resource	Money allocated for year 2009 Rs. Million	Money that can be provided for year 2009 (85%) Rs. Million	No. of Projects Continued	No. of New Projects
Criteria Based Ministarial Fund Programme	43.16	36.686	0	59
Provincial Development Programme	100	85	06	85
Provincial Specific  Development Programme	64.00	54.40	05	26