How many DSD are there in Sri Lanka?
A district is divided into a number of Divisional Secretary’s Divisions (commonly known as DS divisions), which are in turn subdivided into Grama Niladhari Divisions. There are 256 DS divisions in the country.
How many divisional secretariats are there in Kurunegala District?
30
Currently, the divisions are administered by a ‘Divisional Secretary’, and are known as a ‘D.S. Divisions’. There are 46 divisional secretariats divided in North Western Province, which are listed below, by district. There are 30 in Kurunegala District and 16 in Puttalam District.
What is AGA division in Sri Lanka?
Divisions’ after the ‘Divisional Revenue Officer’. Later the D.R.O.s became ‘Assistant Government Agents’ and the Divisions were known as ‘A.G.A. Divisions’. Currently, the Divisions are administered by a ‘Divisional Secretary’, and are known as ‘D.S.
What is a Divisional Secretariat?
The Divisional Secretariats (DS) are the grass root level administrative units which deliver more than 90 percent of the government services to the citizen. Apart from extending services to public, the DSs are responsible in directing and coordinating all the development activities taking place in the division.
How many Divisional Secretariat are there in Jaffna?
14
There are 32 divisional secretariats divided in Northern Province, which are listed below, by district. There are 14 in Jaffna District, 4 in Kilinochchi District, 5 in Mannar District, 5 in Mullaitivu District and 4 in Vavuniya District.
How many divisional secretariats are there in Puttalam District?
16 Divisional Secretariats divisions
The administrative district, Puttalam which locates in the North Western province of Sri Lanka is divided into 16 Divisional Secretariats divisions, 548 Grama Niladhari Divisions and 05 Electorate divisions as administrative units.
How many Divisional Secretariat are there in Colombo?
13
Divisions’. There are 40 divisional secretariats divided in Western Province, which are listed below, by district. There are 13 in Colombo District, 13 in Gampaha District and 14 in Kalutara District.
What is Pradeshiya Sabha in English?
Pradeshiya Sabha means a local elected authority constituted under the Pradeshiya Sabha Act (No. 15 of 1987).