Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Defence
Agency overview

Formed	1948
Preceding agency	Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Annual budget	Rs 307 Billion (2016) ^[1]
Minister responsible	Maithripala Sirisena
Agency executive	Karunasena Hettiarachchi
Website	www.defence.lk

The Ministry of Defence (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය ආරක්ෂක හා නාගරික සංවර්ධන අමාත්‍යාංශය Rajya Arakshaka Ha Nagarika Samvardhana Amathyamshaya) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.

The Ministry of Defence states that its principal objectives are the formulation, co-ordination and the execution of policies in relation to the national security. With the end of the Cold War, the MOD does not foresee any short-term conventional military threat, the main threat to Sri Lanka having been the now-defunct terrorist organization, the LTTE). The Ministry of Defence also manages day-to-day running of the armed forces, contingency planning and defence procurement.

The National Security Council of Sri Lanka is the executive body of the Sri Lankan government that is charged with the maintenance of national security with authority to direct the Sri Lankan military and Police. The Minister of Defence and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence and the Chief of the Defence Staff are permanent members of the National Security Council.

History

With Ceylon gaining independence in 1948, the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was formed to administer the country's armed forces and formulate defence and foreign policy. The Prime Minister was also the Minister of Defence and External Affairs, and was supported by a Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs who was a member of Parliament.

In 1977, J.R Jayawardena's government adapted two separate ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were formed. Since then many presidents retained the portfolio of Minister of Defence under him/her self, except for a few brief periods. In 1999 the National Security Council was established removing the direct control the military from the deputy Minister of Defence.

In 2011, the ministry was renamed Ministry of Defence and Urban Development.^[2]

Funding

2016 Sri Lanka Defence Budget

Year	Appropriated endowment (Billion) Rs	Supplementary funding (Billion) Rs	Cumulative expenditure (Billion) Rs
1948	-	-
1988	5	-	5
1989	4	-	9
1990	7	-	16
1991	11	-	27
1992	14	-	41
1993	17	-	58
1994	21	-	79
1995	39	-	118
1996	42	-	160
1997	41	-	201
1998	47	-	248
1999	44	-	292
2000	63	-	355
2001	60	-	415
2002	54	-	469
2003	52	-	521
2004	62	-	583
2005	64	-	647
2006	82	-	729
2007	140^[3]	-	869
2008	166^[4]	-	1035
2009	175	39	1249
2010	273	None	1552
2011	214	20	1756
2012	230	None	1986
2013	290	None	2276
2014	253	None	2529
2015	285	None	2814
2016	307^[5]	None	3121

Senior officials

Minister of Defence — President of Sri Lanka His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena
Permanent Secretary — Karunasena Hettiarachchi
Chief of the Defence Staff — Air Chief Marshal Kolitha Gunathilake

Departments that come under the Ministry of Defence

Sri Lanka Army
Sri Lanka Navy
Sri Lanka Air Force
State Intelligence Service
Sri Lanka Coast Guard
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Defence Services Command and Staff College
National Cadet Corps
Department of Immigration & Emigration
Department of Registration of Persons
Department of Civil Defence (formerly the Home Guard Service)
The National Dangerous Drugs Control Board
Ranaviru Seva Authority (Veteran's Welfare Authority)

Ministers attached to the Ministry of Defence

Since the establishment of the MoD in 1978 the portfolio of Minister of Defence was held by the President of Sri Lanka, except for a few brief periods . However a minister oversaw activities of the MoD and the armed forces. Incomplete

Minister of Defence

Tilak Marapana - Minister of Defence

Deputy Minister of Defence

Mrvyn Kularatne - Deputy Minister of Defence ^[6]
T.B. Werapitiya (former DIG) - Minister of Internal Security
Lalith Athulathmudali - Minister of National Security
General Ranjan Wijeratne - Minister of State for Defence
D.B Wijetunga - Minister of State for Defence
General Anuruddha Ratwatte - Deputy Minister of Defence
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake - Deputy Minister of Defence

Permanent Secretaries

Incomplete

Key Functions

Maintenance of the defence in Sri Lanka.
Administration of the Directorate of Foreign Intelligence & the Directorate of Internal Intelligence.
Maintenance of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
Administration of the Sri Lanka Institute of Strategic Studies.
Administration of the Language Training Institute at Kotmale.
Administration of the National Cadet Corps.
Administration of the Department of Civil Defence (formerly the Home Guard Service)

References

↑ http://www.sundaytimes.lk/151011/news/defence-allocation-rises-education-up-four-fold-presidents-budget-slashed-167583.html
↑ "Defence Ministry adds UD to its name". Daily FT. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7038354.stm
↑ http://www.livemint.com/Politics/3MXN23IrgFoPWHWaQnaZKM/Sri-Lanka-earmarks-record-amount-for-defence-spending.html
↑ "Defence allocation rises, education up four-fold, President's budget slashed". Retrieved 11 October 2015.
↑ Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Asia Times, Retrieved on 23 February 2002.

External links

Defence Ministers of Sri Lanka

External Affairs and Defence (1947 - 1978)	Senanayake Senanayake Kotelawala Bandaranaike Dahanayake Senanayake Bandaranaike Senanayake Bandaranaike

Defence (1978 - Present)	Jayewardene Premadasa Wijeratne Wijetunga Marapana Rajapaksa Sirisena

Armed Forces of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Army Sri Lanka Navy Sri Lanka Air Force

Sri Lankan national security organisations

National Security Council	Office of the President of Sri Lanka Minister of Defence Office of the Chief of the Defence Staff Ministry of Law and Order Inspector General of Police

Cabinet-level Ministry	Ministry of Defence Ministry of Law and Order

Military branches	Army Navy Air Force

Law enforcement	Sri Lanka Police Criminal Investigation Department Financial Crimes Investigation Division Special Task Force Sri Lanka Customs Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police

Paramilitary	Civil Security Force Sri Lanka Coast Guard

Intelligence	Directorate of Military Intelligence State Intelligence Service

Special forces units	Police Special Task Force Army Special Forces Regiment Commando Regiment Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol Air Force Air Force Regiment Special Force Navy Special Boat Squadron

Protective security	President's Security Division Prime Minister's Security Division Sri Lanka Police Mounted Division

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