According to the Home Affairs Cycle of the Provincial Council and Local Government Ministry Secretary, the District Planning Committee has been established today (2026 01 13) as a regular sub-committee of the District Coordination Committee, representing the Political Authority, Kegalle District who participated. Coordination Committee Co-Chairman and Environment Minister Dr. Dhammika Pattabandhe and Kegalle District Secretary/Director H. M. J. M. At the auditorium of Kegalle District Secretariat under the leadership of Mr. Herath.
The purpose is to establish this regular subcommittee
Also when considering the composition of this committee the committee is the co-chairman of the district coordination committee and the minister representing the district. Serves as District Secretary and Committee Secretary/Caller (Director of Production). Participation officers are District Price Committee officers, District Food Committee officers and District State Corporation heads or their representatives. As the role of this committee
Considering the roles here, according to the planning role, the annual Integrated Development Plan should be set up and get approval from the District Coordination Committee, according to all financial sources related to the district (including foreign aid projects) Accordingly
The meeting held today extended discussion about the establishment of the District Planning Committee as a regular sub-committee of the District Coordination Committee and also discussed the plans and proposals related to the budget proposals for 2026 year. There focus is on education sector, health sector, agriculture sector, infrastructure (water, electricity, roads, communication, housing), industry sector, environment, tourism sector and other sector.
Following this, widespread discussions were discussed here in practical implementation of certain projects done in 2025 in various local secretariat divisions. Also here was the discussion on how to implement future projects according to the five year representation plan, solving those questions in 2026 initiated.
Chief Secretary E for the event. K. A. Sunitha; Chief Secretariat; Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council - Secretary; S. M. D. C. Samarasekara; Ministry of Land, Provincial Irrrigation, Agriculture, Animal Production and Animal Health Fisheries; Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council - Kegalla District MP representing Political Authority - Kegalla Municipal Council President and Provincial Council President - Additional District Secretary P. A. Kusum Bandara (Government) and Dilip Nishantha (Idam) Depala - Divisional Secretaries - Deputy Director; M. P. Aye. Senarathna; (Methods compilation - District Secretariat) - Deputy Director; E. M. G. Ekanayake; (Programmation) - Deputy Director; Deshapriya Bandara; (District Disaster Management Unit - Kegalle) - All officers of the District Waste Management Unit including all the staff officers of the District Secretariat were present.




















