• Presidential Committee for granting approval
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a committee to oversee and grant prior approval for new appointments or changes to the existing positions of chairmen and directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises.
President’s Secretary Saman Ekanayake will chair the committee includes Prime Minister’s Secretary Anura Dissanayake and Cabinet Secretary W.M.D.J. Fernando.
President’s Additional Secretary Chaminda Kularatne will serve as the Secretary of this committee.
In the event it is required to change the positions of chairmen or board of directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises, it is mandatory to submit nominations to the above committee with justifiable reasons and obtain prior approval.
This committee has been appointed paying heed to the written requests made to the President periodically, to change the positions of certain chairmen and board of directors of state corporations, statutory boards and state-owned enterprises without prior agreement and certain informal appointments.
Accordingly, a letter has been sent directly to all the secretaries of ministries under the signature of the President’s Secretary, and copies have been sent to the Prime Minister’s Secretary and the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policy for the implementation of necessary arrangements.
President’s Media Division
2022-08-16
The Presidential Media Division is fully responsible for socializing the views, actions, decisions and statements of His Excellency the President through the media. Electronic, print and new media will contribute to this through a credible and engaging approach.
The media department works as a source of information on the subject of the President’s vision and mission by maintaining good coordination with public and private media organizations and journalists.
National policies, plans and measures are explained to the people through the use of high quality media. Identify the fallacies and reveal the truth.
