Appropriation 1

The Gazette of the Democratic

Socialist Republic of
Sri Lanka

Part II of December 27, 2024

Supplement
(issued on 31.12.2024)

appropriation
A
Bill

To provide for the service of the financial year 2025; to authorize

the raising of loans in or outside Sri Lanka, for the purpose of such
service; to make financial provision in respect of certain activities of
the Government during that financial year; to enable the payment by
way of advances out of the Consolidated Fund or any other fund or
moneys, of or at the disposal of the Government, of moneys required
during that financial year for expenditure on such activities; to provide
for the refund of such moneys to the Consolidated Fund and to make
provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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 Appropriation 1

L.D. – O. 77/2024

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SERVICE OF THE

FINANCIAL YEAR 2025; TO AUTHORIZE THE
RAISING OF LOANS IN OR OUTSIDE SRI LANKA,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUCH SERVICE; TO MAKE
FINANCIAL PROVISION IN RESPECT OF CERTAIN
ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT DURING THAT
FINANCIAL YEAR; TO ENABLE THE PAYMENT BY
WAY OF ADVANCES OUT OF THE CONSOLIDATED
FUND OR ANY OTHER FUND OR MONEYS, OF OR
AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE GOVERNMENT, OF
MONEYS REQUIRED DURING THAT FINANCIAL
YEAR FOR EXPENDITURE ON SUCH ACTIVITIES;
TO PROVIDE FOR THE REFUND OF SUCH
MONEYS TO THE CONSOLIDATED FUND AND TO
MAKE PROVISION FOR MATTERS CONNECTED
THEREWITH OR INCIDENTAL THERETO.

BE it enacted by the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist

Republic of Sri Lanka as follows:-

1. This Act may be cited as the Appropriation Act, No…. Short title
of 2025.

5 2. (1) Without prejudice to anything in any other law Appropri-

authorizing any expenditure and subject to the provisions ation for
financial
of subsection (4) of this section, the expenditure of the Year, 2025
Government which is estimated to be rupees four thousand
two hundred eighteen billion two hundred forty eight million
10 eighteen thousand for the service of the period beginning on
January 1, 2025 and ending on December 31, 2025 (in this
Act referred to as the “financial year 2025”), shall be met –

(a) from payments which are hereby authorized to

be made out of the Consolidated Fund or any
15 other fund or moneys, of or at the disposal of the
Government; and

PL 15030 - 400 (12/2024)

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(b) from borrowing made in the financial year 2025
which are hereby authorized in terms of relevant
laws for moneys to be raised whether in or outside
Sri Lanka, for and on behalf of the Government,
5 provided that the balance outstanding of such
borrowing at any given time during the financial
year 2025 or at the end of the financial year 2025
shall not exceed rupees four thousand billion and
the details of such loans shall be incorporated in
10 the final budget position report which is required
to be tabled in Parliament under section 51 of
the Public Financial Management Act, No. 44
of 2024:

   Provided that, the difference between the

15 total short-term borrowing raised during the
financial year 2025 and the total settlement of
short-term borrowing made during the financial
year 2025 shall only be considered in deciding the
volume of short-term borrowing for the purposes
20 of calculating the borrowing made during the
financial year 2025 as specified in this section.

(2) The sum of rupees four thousand two hundred eighteen

billion two hundred forty eight million eighteen thousand
referred to in subsection (1), may be expended as specified
25 in the First Schedule to this Act.

(3) The provisions of subsection (1) shall have effect

without prejudice to the provisions of any other written
law, authorizing the raising of loans for and on behalf of the
Government.

30 (4) The estimated expenditure of the Government

authorized by laws to be charged on the Consolidated Fund,
shall be rupees four thousand six hundred sixteen billion seven
hundred fifty one million nine hundred eighty two thousand
for the service of the period beginning on January 1, 2025
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and ending on December 31, 2025. The expenditure Heads
and the laws under which such expenditure is authorized to
be made, are as specified in the Second Schedule to this Act.

3. (1) The receipts of the Government during the financial Financial

5 year 2025, from each activity specified in Column I of the provisions
in respect
Third Schedule to this Act, shall be credited to the account of of certain
such activity, but the aggregate of receipts so credited shall not activities
be less than the minimum limit specified in the corresponding of the
entry in Column III of that Schedule. The net surplus, if any, of Government
for the
10 such activity, shall be paid to the Consolidated Fund before the financial year
expiry of six months after the close of the financial year 2025. 2025

(2) For the purpose of determining the net surplus under

subsection (1), the following charges shall be set off against
the revenue of each activity:-

15 (a) the working, establishment and other expenses

of the activity, whether paid or accrued, properly
chargeable to the revenue of the activity; and

(b) provision to cover the depreciation of the movable

and immovable property of the activity.

20 (3) The expenditure incurred by the Government during the

financial year 2025 on each activity specified in Column I of
the Third Schedule to this Act, shall be paid out of the receipts
of the Government from such activity during that financial
year, but such expenditure shall not exceed the maximum
25 limit specified in the corresponding entry in Column II of
that Schedule.
(4) The debit balance outstanding at the end of the financial
year 2025, of any activity specified in Column I of the Third
Schedule to this Act, shall not exceed the maximum limit
30 specified in the corresponding entry in Column IV of that
Schedule and the total liabilities of that activity at the end
of that financial year, shall not exceed the maximum limit
specified in the corresponding entry in Column V of that
Schedule.
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Payment 4. Whenever at any time during the financial year 2025,
from the
Consolidated
the receipts of the Government from any activity specified in
Fund or any Column I of the Third Schedule to this Act are insufficient
other fund or to meet the expenditure incurred by the Government on
moneys, of or
5 at the dispos-
such activity, the Minister may, from time to time, by Order,
al of the Gov- direct that such sums as he may deem necessary to meet such
ernment, of expenditure shall be payable by way of advances, out of the
advances for
expenditure
Consolidated Fund or any other fund or moneys, of or at the
on the activ- disposal of the Government, so however that the aggregate of
10 ities referred the sums so advanced shall not exceed the maximum limit of
to in section
3, during the
expenditure specified in the corresponding entry in Column
financial year II of that Schedule. Any sum so advanced in respect of such
2025 activity shall be refunded to the Consolidated Fund in such
manner, as the Minister may by Order direct.

15 Power to 5. (1) Any moneys which by virtue of the provisions of the

transfer First Schedule to this Act, have been allocated to Recurrent
unexpended
moneys Expenditure under any Programme appearing under any Head
allocated to specified in that Schedule, but have not been expended or are
Recurrent not likely to be expended, may be transferred to the allocation
20 Expenditure,
to another of Capital Expenditure within that Programme or to the
allocation allocation of Recurrent Expenditure or Capital Expenditure
within under any other Programme within that Head, by Order of
the same
Programme the Secretary to the Treasury or by Order either of a Deputy
or to another Secretary to the Treasury or the Director-General of the
25 Programme National Budget Department, who may be authorized in that
under the
same Head of behalf by the Secretary to the Treasury.
expenditure
(2) No moneys allocated to Capital Expenditure under
any Programme appearing under any Head specified in the
First Schedule to this Act, shall be transferred out of that
30 Programme or to any allocation of Recurrent Expenditure of
that Programme.

Money 6. (1) Any money allocated to Recurrent Expenditure

allocated or Capital Expenditure under the "Development Activities"
to the “De- Programme, appearing under the Head, "Department of
35 velopment National Budget" specified in the First Schedule, may be
Activities”
transferred subject to guidelines stipulated in Budget Estimates
Programme
may be approved by Parliament for the relevant year, to any other
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Programme under any other Head in that Schedule, by transferred
Order of the Secretary to the Treasury or by Order either of to any other
Programme
a Deputy Secretary to the Treasury or the Director-General under any
of the National Budget Department, who may be authorized other Head
5 in that behalf by the Secretary to the Treasury. The money so
transferred shall be deemed to be a supplementary allocation
made to the particular Ministry and a report containing the
amount of money so transferred and the reasons for the transfer
shall be submitted to Parliament within two months of the
10 date of the said transfer.
(2) Details of all transfers made under subsection (1)
including the reasons for such transfers shall be incorporated
in the final budget position report relating to the Government's
annual fiscal performance which is required to be tabled
15 in Parliament under the section 51 of the Public Financial
Management Act, No. 44 of 2024.
7. Where the Minister is satisfied- Power of
Minister
(a) that receipts from taxes and other sources will to limit
expenditure
be less than the amounts anticipated to finance previously
20 authorized expenditure; or authorized
(b) that amounts originally appropriated for a
particular purpose or purposes are no longer
required,
he may with the approval of the Government, withdraw
25 in whole or in part any amounts previously released for
expenditure under the authority of a warrant issued by him,
from the Consolidated Fund or from any other fund or moneys,
of or at the disposal of the Government, to meet any authorized
expenditure and the details of all such withdrawals shall be
30 incorporated in the Final Budget Position Report which is
required to be tabled in Parliament under section 51 of the
Public Financial Management Act, No. 44 of 2024.

8. (1) The Minister with the approval of the Government Power of

may, on or before May 31, 2026, by Order, vary or alter- Minister
to vary the
maximum
35 (a) any of the maximum limits specified in Column and minimum
II, Column IV and Column V; and limits
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specified in (b) the minimum limits specified in Column III,
the Third
Schedule to
this Act of the Third Schedule to this Act.

(2) No Order made under subsection (1) shall have effect,

unless it has been approved by Parliament by Resolution.

5 (3) Any Order made under subsection (1) shall, if so

expressed therein, be deemed to have had effect from such date
prior to the date of making such Order, as may be specified
therein.

Power of 9. Parliament may, by Resolution, amend the Third

10 Parliament Schedule to this Act, by adding to the appropriate Columns
to amend
the Third
of that Schedule any activity and providing for -
Schedule to
this Act (a) all or any of the maximum limits relating to such
activity; and

(b) the minimum limit relating to such activity.

15 Certain 10. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Resolutions

expenditure
and advances
passed by Parliament under paragraph (2) of Article 150 of the
made under Constitution to submit a Vote on Account in terms of the sub
Resolutions section (1) of section 23 of the Public Financial Management
passed Act, No. 44 of 2024, on December 6, 2024 making financial
under Article
20 150(2)
provision for expenditure for the period commencing on
of the January 1, 2025 and ending on April 30, 2025-
Constitution
(a) all such sums of money which have been
expended during the respective periods, out of
the moneys allocated by such Resolutions to any
25 Programme appearing under any Head specified
in the First Schedule to such Resolutions and
any moneys which have not been expended
on the day immediately preceding the date of
commencement of this Act shall for all purposes
30 be deemed to be included in the moneys allocated
to the corresponding Programme appearing under
the corresponding Head, as specified in the First
Schedule to this Act;
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(b) all such sums of money which have been
expended during the respective periods, out of
the moneys allocated by such Resolutions to any
Programme appearing under any Head specified
5 in the Second Schedule to such Resolutions,
and any moneys which have not been expended
on the day immediately preceding the date of
commencement of this Act shall for all purposes
be deemed to be included in the moneys allocated
10 to the corresponding Programme appearing
under the corresponding Head, as specified in the
Second Schedule to this Act; and

(c) any such sums paid by way of advances out of the

Consolidated Fund during the respective periods,
15 in respect of advance account activities specified
in the Third Schedule to such Resolutions, and
any moneys which have not been expended
on the day immediately preceding the date of
commencement of this Act shall for all purposes
20 be deemed to be included in the moneys allocated
to the corresponding activities specified in the
Third Schedule to this Act.

11. Notwithstanding anything contained in the Resolutions Borrowings

passed by Parliament under paragraph (2) of Article 150 made in terms
of the
25 of the Constitution to submit a Vote on Account in terms Resolutions
of subsection (1) of section 23 of the Public Financial passed under
Management Act, No. 44 of 2024, on December 6, 2024 Article 150(2)
of the
referred to in section 10, making provisions for loans to be Constitution
raised in terms of relevant laws whether in or outside Sri
30 Lanka, for and on behalf of the Government, proceeds of
loans, which have been raised during the respective periods
out of the moneys appearing in such Resolutions, shall be
deemed for all purposes to have been raised under paragraph
(b) of subsection (1) of section 2 of this Act.

35 12. In the event of any inconsistency between the Sinhala Sinhala text
to prevail in
and Tamil texts of this Act, the Sinhala text shall prevail. case of in-
consistency
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FIRST SCHEDULE
Estimate - 2025
Sums Payable for General Services
Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
8

Rs. Rs.
Head No.1 - 25 Special Spending Units

Recurrent 35,944,020,000
Capital 3,487,000,000
Made up as follows :-

5 Head 1 His Excellency the President

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,518,980,000 354,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 20,000,000 100,000,000

Head 2 Office of the Prime Minister

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,099,000,000 71,000,000

10 Head 4 Judges of the Superior Courts

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 451,500,000 30,500,000

Head 5 Office of the Cabinet of Ministers

Programme 01 Operational Activities 205,250,000 25,750,000

Head 6 Office of the Public Service Commission

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 319,240,000 16,000,000

Head 7 Judicial Service Commission

Programme 01 Operational Activities 158,200,000 4,100,000
 Head 8 National Police Commission
Programme 01 Operational Activities 224,400,000 12,500,000

Head 9 Administrative Appeals Tribunal

Programme 01 Operational Activities 48,600,000 900,000

5 Head 10 Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption

Programme 01 Operational Activities 945,700,000 411,500,000

Head 11 Office of the Finance Commission

Programme 01 Operational Activities 132,200,000 800,000

Head 13 Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 358,500,000 90,500,000
Appropriation

Head 16 Parliament
Programme 01 Operational Activities 4,208,300,000 940,200,000

Head 17 Office of the Leader of the House of Parliament

Programme 01 Operational Activities 73,500,000 4,500,000

15 Head 18 Office of the Chief Govt. Whip of Parliament

Programme 01 Operational Activities 86,100,000 2,400,000
9
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 19 Office of the Leader of the Opposition of Parliament
Programme 01 Operational Activities 321,050,000 9,950,000

Head 20 Election Commission

10

Programme 01 Operational Activities 21,272,000,000 209,000,000

5 Head 21 National Audit Office

Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,288,800,000 1,062,000,000

Head 22 Office of the Parliamentary Commissioner for

Administration
Programme 01 Operational Activities 41,800,000 2,500,000

10 Head 23 Audit Service Commission

Programme 01 Operational Activities 71,500,000 3,300,000

Head 24 National Procurement Commission

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 80,700,000 135,300,000

Head 25 Delimitation Commission

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 18,700,000 300,000

Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

Recurrent 8,300,000,000
Capital 5,425,000,000
 Made up as follows :-

Head 101 Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 640,000,000 109,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,350,000,000 2,076,000,000

5 Head 201 Department of Buddhist Affairs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 129,000,000 8,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,708,000,000 125,000,000

Head 202 Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs

Programme 02 Development Activities 179,000,000 31,000,000

10 Head 203 Department of Christian Religious Affairs

Programme 02 Development Activities 208,000,000 62,000,000
Appropriation

Head 204 Department of Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs

Programme 02 Development Activities 253,000,000 47,000,000

Head 205 Department of Public Trustee

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 114,000,000 21,000,000

Head 206 Department of Cultural Affairs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 160,000,000 12,000,000
11

Programme 02 Development Activities 797,000,000 631,000,000

 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 207 Department of Archaeology
Programme 01 Operational Activities 341,000,000 25,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,706,000,000 448,000,000

Head 208 Department of National Museums

12

5 Programme 01 Operational Activities 98,000,000 30,000,000

Programme 02 Development Activities 333,000,000 319,000,000

Head 209 Department of National Archives

Programme 01 Operational Activities 168,000,000 10,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 116,000,000 1,471,000,000

10 Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Recurrent 484,924,100,000
Capital 229,253,400,000
Made up as follows :-

Head 102 Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

Appropriation

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 248,693,718,000 686,500,000

Programme 02 Development Activities 12,000,000 13,315,000,000

Head 237 Department of National Planning

Programme 01 Operational Activities 163,250,000 15,546,000,000
 Head 238 Department of Fiscal Policy
Programme 01 Operational Activities 129,000,000 3,500,000

Head 239 Department of External Resources

Programme 01 Operational Activities 317,000,000 3,241,500,000

5 Head 240 Department of National Budget

Programme 01 Operational Activities 292,000,000 350,300,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 183,455,162,000 60,708,350,000

Head 241 Department of Public Enterprises

Programme 01 Operational Activities 296,000,000 91,395,000,000

10 Head 242 Department of Management Services

Programme 01 Operational Activities 127,000,000 4,000,000
Appropriation

Head 243 Department of Development Finance

Programme 01 Operational Activities 19,916,000,000 6,500,000
Programme 02 Development Activities - 26,913,000,000

15 Head 244 Department of Trade and Investment Policies

Programme 01 Operational Activities 116,000,000 205,000,000
13
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 245 Department of Public Finance
Programme 01 Operational Activities 119,250,000 413,000,000

Head 246 Department of Inland Revenue

Programme 01 Operational Activities 6,079,100,000 6,139,000,000
14

5 Head 247 Sri Lanka Customs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 4,537,000,000 1,734,500,000

Head 248 Department of Excise

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,886,500,000 736,000,000

Head 249 Department of Treasury Operations

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 14,387,000,000 5,162,000,000

Head 250 Department of State Accounts

Programme 01 Operational Activities 130,500,000 131,500,000
Appropriation

Head 251 Department of Valuation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,007,500,000 316,000,000

15 Head 252 Department of Census and Statistics

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,332,000,000 1,872,500,000
 Head 280 Department of Project Management and Monitoring
Programme 02 Development Activities 99,000,000 37,000,000

Head 296 Department of Import and Export Control

Programme 01 Operational Activities 187,000,000 8,000,000

5 Head 323 Department of Legal Affairs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 26,250,000 2,500,000

Head 324 Department of Management Audit

Programme 01 Operational Activities 72,500,000 6,250,000

Head 329 Department of Information Technology Management

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 382,370,000 192,000,000
Appropriation

Head 333 Office of the Comptroller General

Programme 01 Operational Activities 61,000,000 3,500,000

Head 338 Public Debt Management Office

Programme 01 Operational Activities 100,000,000 125,000,000

15 Ministry of Defence
Recurrent 382,000,000,000
15

Capital 60,000,000,000
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Made up as follows :-

Head 103 Minister of Defence

Programme 01 Operational Activities 8,087,000,000 5,831,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 6,687,000,000 6,564,000,000
16

5 Head 222 Sri Lanka Army

Programme 01 Operational Activities 220,090,000,000 5,435,000,000

Head 223 Sri Lanka Navy

Programme 01 Operational Activities 73,210,000,000 19,353,000,000

Head 224 Sri Lanka Air Force

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 50,784,000,000 21,391,000,000

Head 304 Department of Meteorology

Programme 02 Development Activities 477,000,000 1,019,000,000
Appropriation

Head 320 Department of Civil Security

Programme 01 Operational Activities 22,273,000,000 157,000,000

15 Head 325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard

Programme 01 Operational Activities 392,000,000 250,000,000

Ministry of Justice and National Integration

38,060,900,000
Recurrent
Capital 16,045,600,000
 Made up as follows :-

Head 110 Minister of Justice and National Integration

Programme 01 Operational Activities 6,872,800,000 6,148,500,000

Head 228 Courts Administration

5 Programme 01 Operational Activities 10,997,650,000 4,998,700,000

Head 229 Attorney General's Department

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,005,000,000 65,000,000

Head 230 Legal Draftsman's Department

Programme 01 Operational Activities 220,500,000 20,000,000

10 Head 231 Department of Debt Conciliation Board

Programme 01 Operational Activities 100,200,000 5,000,000

Head 232 Department of Prisons

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 15,773,000,000 4,507,000,000

Head 233 Department of Government Analyst

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 732,400,000 246,400,000

Head 234 Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court

Programme 01 Operational Activities 379,350,000 16,000,000

Head 235 Law Commission of Sri Lanka

Programme 01 Operational Activities 26,000,000 2,000,000
17
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 236 Department of Official Languages
Programme 01 Operational Activities 211,000,000 13,000,000

Head 326 Department of Community Based Corrections

Programme 01 Operational Activities 743,000,000 24,000,000
18

5 Ministry of Health and Mass Media

Recurrent 412,999,998,000
Capital 95,500,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 111 Minister of Health and Mass Media

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 169,641,998,000 38,630,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 213,270,000,000 52,757,000,000

Head 210 Department of Government Information

Programme 01 Operational Activities 363,000,000 165,000,000
Appropriation

Head 211 Department of Government Printing

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,707,000,000 873,000,000

Head 220 Department of Ayurveda

Programme 01 Operational Activities 330,000,000 90,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 3,865,000,000 890,000,000
 Head 308 Department of Posts
Programme 02 Development Activities 21,823,000,000 2,095,000,000

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism

Recurrent 19,407,000,000
5 Capital 2,056,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 112 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,190,000,000 61,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 18,217,000,000 1,995,000,000

10 Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development

Recurrent 2,167,000,000
Appropriation

Capital 397,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 116 Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development
15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 471,000,000 33,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 747,000,000 102,000,000

Head 295 Department of Commerce

19

Programme 01 Operational Activities 301,000,000 30,000,000

 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 297 Department of The Registrar of Companies
Programme 01 Operational Activities 105,000,000
-

Head 298 Department of Measurement Units, Standards and Services

Programme 01 Operational Activities 232,800,000
20

5 Head 299 National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka

Programme 01 Operational Activities 84,200,000
-

Head 300 Department of Food Commissioner

Programme 01 Operational Activities 112,000,000 205,000,000

Head 301 Department of Co-operative Development (Registrar of Co-operative Societies)

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 88,000,000 26,100,000

Head 302 Co-operative Employees Commission

Programme 01 Operational Activities 26,000,000 900,000

Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation

Appropriation

Recurrent 52,410,000,000
15 Capital 421,000,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 117 Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,133,000,000 57,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 16,070,000,000 389,036,000,000
 Head 306 Department of Sri Lanka Railways
Programme 02 Development Activities 31,378,000,000 30,476,000,000

Head 307 Department of Motor Traffic

Programme 02 Development Activities 3,663,000,000 1,406,000,000

5 Head 336 Merchant Shipping Secretariat

Programme 02 Development Activities 166,000,000 25,000,000

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Recurrent 83,894,000,000
Capital 124,828,000,000
10 Made up as follows :-

Head 118 Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,858,000,000 273,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 47,781,000,000 96,007,000,000
Appropriation

Head 281 Department of Agrarian Development

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 854,000,000 73,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 10,421,000,000 4,183,000,000

Head 282 Department of Irrigation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 956,000,000 118,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 3,677,000,000 17,275,000,000

20 Head 285 Department of Agriculture

Programme 01 Operational Activities 722,000,000 100,000,000
21

Programme 02 Development Activities 6,406,000,000 3,761,000,000

 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 286 Department of Land Commissioner General
Programme 02 Development Activities 706,000,000 70,000,000

Head 287 Department of Land Title Settlement

Programme 02 Development Activities 843,000,000 24,000,000
22

5 Head 288 Department of Surveyor General of Sri Lanka

Programme 01 Operational Activities 370,000,000 175,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 4,688,000,000 608,000,000

Head 289 Department of Export Agriculture

Programme 02 Development Activities 1,101,000,000 1,371,000,000

10 Head 292 Department of Animal Production and Health

Programme 01 Operational Activities 903,000,000 95,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 622,000,000
-
Appropriation

Head 327 Department of Land Use Policy Planning

Programme 02 Development Activities 608,000,000 73,000,000

15 Ministry of Energy
Recurrent 1,061,000,000
Capital 20,081,000,000
 Made up as follows :-

Head 119 Minister of Energy

Programme 01 Operational Activities 598,000,000 25,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 463,000,000 20,056,000,000

5 Ministry of Urban Development, Construction and Housing

Recurrent 3,282,000,000
Capital 98,000,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 123 Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,275,000,000 86,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 360,000,000 95,003,000,000
Appropriation

Head 309 Department of Buildings

Programme 01 Operational Activities 174,000,000 7,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 466,000,000 68,000,000

15 Head 310 Department of Government Factories

Programme 02 Development Activities 216,000,000 74,000,000
23
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 311 Department of National Physical Planning
Programme 01 Operational Activities 221,000,000 43,000,000

Head 332 Department of National Community Water Supply

Programme 01 Operational Activities 570,000,000 2,719,000,000
24

5 Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment

Recurrent 24,490,000,000
Capital 5,560,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 124 Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 270,000,000 24,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,571,300,000 4,293,700,000

Head 216 Department of Social Services

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 116,900,000 8,100,000

Programme 02 Development Activities 1,428,800,000 116,200,000

15 Head 331 Department of Samurdhi Development

Programme 01 Operational Activities 567,000,000 17,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 20,536,000,000 1,101,000,000
 Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
Recurrent 206,000,000,000
Capital 65,000,000,000

Made up as follows :-

5 Head 126 Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education

Programme 01 Operational Activities 39,360,000,000 3,910,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 76,425,000,000 49,545,000,000

Head 212 Department of Examinations

Programme 02 Development Activities 11,610,000,000 750,000,000

10 Head 213 Department of Educational Publications

Programme 02 Development Activities 115,000,000 55,000,000
Appropriation

Head 214 University Grants Commission

Programme 02 Development Activities 75,200,000,000 10,500,000,000

Head 215 Department of Technical Education and Training

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 350,000,000 15,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 2,870,000,000 215,000,000
25
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 335 National Education Commission
Programme 01 Operational Activities 70,000,000 10,000,000

Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government

Recurrent 463,000,000,000
26

5 Capital 33,500,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 130 Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,992,000,000 1,735,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities - 23,300,000,000

10 Head 253 Department of Pensions

Programme 01 Operational Activities 404,354,000,000 81,000,000

Head 254 Department of Registrar General

Programme 01 Operational Activities 4,205,000,000 932,000,000

Head 255 District Secretariat, Colombo

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,249,000,000 452,000,000
Appropriation

Head 256 District Secretariat, Gampaha

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,947,000,000 432,000,000

Head 257 District Secretariat, Kalutara

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,335,000,000 516,000,000

20 Head 258 District Secretariat, Kandy

Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,394,000,000 207,000,000
 Head 259 District Secretariat, Matale
Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,771,000,000 150,000,000

Head 260 District Secretariat, Nuwara-Eliya.

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,355,000,000 109,000,000

5 Head 261 District Secretariat, Galle

Programme 01 Operational Activities 3,410,000,000 545,000,000

Head 262 District Secretariat ,Matara

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,750,000,000 473,000,000

Head 263 District Secretariat , Hambantota

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,008,000,000 578,000,000

Head 264 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Jaffna

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,303,000,000 187,000,000
Appropriation

Head 265 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Mannar

Programme 01 Operational Activities 596,000,000 189,000,000

15 Head 266 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Vavuniya

Programme 01 Operational Activities 541,000,000 100,000,000

Head 267 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Mullaitivu

Programme 01 Operational Activities 637,000,000 126,000,000
27
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 268 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Killinochchi
Programme 01 Operational Activities 629,000,000 179,000,000

Head 269 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Batticaloa

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,047,000,000 141,000,000
28

5 Head 270 District Secretariat, Ampara

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,343,000,000 270,000,000

Head 271 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri - Trincomalee

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,083,000,000 168,000,000

Head 272 District Secretariat, Kurunegala

10 Programme 01 Operational Activities 4,741,000,000 256,000,000

Head 273 District Secretariat, Puttalam

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,684,000,000 184,000,000
Appropriation

Head 274 District Secretariat, Anuradhapura

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,296,000,000 309,000,000

15 Head 275 District Secretariat - Polonnaruwa

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,070,000,000 276,000,000

Head 276 District Secretariat - Badulla

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,016,000,000 227,000,000
 Head 277 District Secretariat, Monaragala
Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,364,000,000 272,000,000

Head 278 District Secretariat, Rathnapura

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,239,000,000 566,000,000

5 Head 279 District Secretariat, Kegalle

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,641,000,000 540,000,000

Head 312 -319 and 321 Provincial Councils

Recurrent 457,000,000,000
Capital 78,750,000,000

10 Head 312 Western Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 75,234,000,000 -
Appropriation

Programme 02 Development Activities - 7,829,000,000

Head 313 Central Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 60,497,000,000 -
15 Programme 02 Development Activities - 9,440,000,000

Head 314 Southern Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 57,517,000,000 -
29

Programme 02 Development Activities - 8,468,000,000

 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.

Head 315 Northern Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 40,928,000,000 -
Programme 02 Development Activities - 9,055,000,000
30

Head 316 North Western Provincial Council

5 Programme 01 Operational Activities 53,883,000,000 -
Programme 02 Development Activities - 8,313,000,000

Head 317 North Central Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 34,489,000,000 -
Programme 02 Development Activities - 8,960,000,000

10 Head 318 Uva Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 38,842,000,000 -
Programme 02 Development Activities - 8,881,000,000

Head 319 Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 48,007,000,000 -

15 Programme 02 Development Activities - 9,137,000,000

Head 321 Eastern Provincial Council

Programme 01 Operational Activities 47,603,000,000 -
Programme 02 Development Activities 8,667,000,000
-
 Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
Recurrent 5,450,000,000
Capital 11,288,000,000

Made up as follows :-

5 Head 135 Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,702,000,000 69,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 3,183,000,000 10,269,000,000

Head 293 Department of Rubber Development

Programme 02 Development Activities 423,000,000 545,000,000

10 Head 337 Department of Cinnamon Development

Programme 02 Development Activities 142,000,000 405,000,000

Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

Appropriation

Recurrent 4,805,000,000
Capital 8,638,000,000

15 Made up as follows :-

Head 149 Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,392,700,000 143,800,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 3,069,000,000 8,426,500,000
31
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Head 303 Department of Textile Industries
Programme 02 Development Activities 343,300,000 67,700,000

Ministry of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources

32

Recurrent 6,213,000,000
5 Capital 5,227,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 151 Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources

Programme 01 Operational Activities 395,000,000 42,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,627,000,000 4,998,000,000

10 Head 290 Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Programme 01 Operational Activities 4,191,000,000 187,000,000
Appropriation

Ministry of Environment
Recurrent 12,534,000,000
Capital 3,506,000,000

15 Made up as follows :-

Head 160 Minister of Environment

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,012,000,000 85,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 1,704,000,000 908,000,000
 Head 283 Department of Forests Conservation
Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,500,000,000 1,280,000,000

Head 284 Department of Wildlife Conservation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 5,324,000,000 406,000,000

5 Head 291 Department of Coast Consevation and Coastal Resource Management

Programme 01 Operational Activities 419,000,000 382,000,000

Head 294 Department of National Zoological Gardens

Programme 02 Development Activities 741,000,000 167,000,000

Head 322 Department of National Botanical Gardens

10 Programme 02 Development Activities 834,000,000 278,000,000
Appropriation

Ministry of Women and Child Affairs

Recurrent 14,134,000,000
Capital 392,000,000

Made up as follows :-

15 Head 171 Minister of Women and Child Affairs

Programme 01 Operational Activities 475,000,000 29,000,000
33

Programme 02 Development Activities 13,200,000,000 284,000,000

Head 217 Department of Probation and Childcare Services

Programme 01 Operational Activities 57,000,000 2,000,000
20 Programme 02 Development Activities 402,000,000 77,000,000
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Ministry of Digital Economy
Recurrent 6,752,000,000
Capital 6,871,000,000
Made up as follows :-
34

5 Head 186 Minister of Digital Economy

Programme 01 Operational Activities 239,000,000 21,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 4,513,000,000 4,330,000,000

Head 227 Department of Registration of Persons

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,000,000,000 2,520,000,000

10 Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs

Recurrent 159,000,000,000
Capital 16,445,000,000

Made up as follows :-
Appropriation

Head 189 Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs

15 Programme 01 Operational Activities 17,100,000,000 2,045,000,000

Head 225 Department of Police

Programme 01 Operational Activities 136,100,000,000 8,200,000,000

Head 226 Department of Immigration and Emigration

Programme 01 Operational Activities 5,800,000,000 6,200,000,000
 Ministry of Labour
Recurrent 4,370,000,000
Capital 1,700,000,000

Made up as follows :-

5 Head 193 Minister of Labour

Programme 01 Operational Activities 220,000,000 52,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 150,000,000 6,000,000

Head 221 Department of Labour

Programme 01 Operational Activities 2,180,000,000 910,000,000
10 Programme 02 Development Activities 1,220,000,000 710,000,000

Head 328 Department of Manpower and Employment

Appropriation

Programme 01 Operational Activities 600,000,000 7,000,000

Programme 02 Development Activities 15,000,000
-

Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports

15 Recurrent 7,100,000,000
Capital 5,000,000,000
35
 Recurrent Capital
Head No. Expenditure Expenditure
Rs. Rs.
Made up as follows :-

Head 194 Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

Programme 01 Operational Activities 1,325,000,000 1,230,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 3,105,000,000 1,410,000,000
36

5 Head 219 Department of Sports Development

Programme 01 Operational Activities 184,000,000 36,000,000
Programme 02 Development Activities 2,486,000,000 2,324,000,000

Ministry of Science and Technology

Recurrent 2,800,000,000
10 Capital 2,200,000,000

Made up as follows :-

Head 196 Minister of Science and Technology

Programme 01 Operational Activities 230,000,000 25,000,000
Appropriation

Programme 02 Development Activities 2,570,000,000 2,175,000,000

15 Total 2,898,098,018,000 1,320,150,000,000

 SECOND SCHEDULE [Section 2]

ESTIMATE - 2025
Expenditure of the Government, Authorized by the Constitution and other Laws and to be Charged on the Consolidated Fund

Head Unit/Ministry/Department Provision of the Constitution Expenditure Recurrent Capital Expenditure Total
No. or Institution by whom and Law under which Programme Expenditure Rs. Expenditure
expenditure is incurred expenditure is authorized Rs. Rs.

1 His Excellency the President Article 36 of the Constitution Programme 01-

Operational 7,020,000 7,020,000
-
Activities
Appropriation

4 Judges of the Superior Article 108 of the Programme 01-

5 Courts Constitution Operational 95,000,000 - 95,000,000
Activities
6 Office of the Public Service Chapter IX of the Constitution Programme 01-
Commission Operational 10,260,000 - 10,260,000
Activities
10 7 Judicial Service Commission Chapter XV A of the Programme 01-
Constitution Operational 2,700,000 - 2,700,000
Activities
8 National Police Commission Chapter XVIII A of the Programme 01-
37

Constitution Operational 8,100,000 - 8,100,000

15 Activities
10 Commission to Investigate Anti-Corruption Act, No. 9 Programme 01-
Allegations of Bribery or of 2023 Operational 16,800,000 - 16,800,000
Corruption Activities
 Head Unit/Ministry/Department Provision of the Constitution Expenditure Recurrent Capital Expenditure Total
No. or Institution by whom and Law under which Programme Expenditure Rs. Expenditure
expenditure is incurred expenditure is authorized Rs. Rs.

16 Parliament Article 65 of the Constitution Programme 01-

Operational 1,500,000 - 1,500,000
Activities
38

20 Election Commission Article 103 of the Programme 01-

5 Constitution Operational 6,000,000 - 6,000,000
Activities
21 National Audit Office Article 153 of the Programme 01-
Constitution Operational 1,700,000 - 1,700,000
Activities
10 22 Office of the Parliamentary Article 156 of the Programme 01-
Commissioner for Constitution Operational 1,700,000 - 1,700,000
Administration Activities
23 Audit Service Commission Article 153A of the Programme 01-
Constitution Operational 5,200,000 - 5,200,000
15 Activities
24 National Procurement Article 156B of the Programme 01-
Commission Constitution Operational 6,000,000 - 6,000,000
Appropriation

Activities
111 Ministry of Health and Mass Medical Ordinance Programme 01-
20 Media (Chapter 105) Operational - 2,000
2,000
Activities
 249 Department of Treasury Foreign Loans Act , No. 29 of Programme 01- 2,944,740,000,000 1,594,850,000,000 4,539,590,000,000
Operations 1957 (Section 2 Paragraphs Operational
(a) and (c)), Local Treasury Activities
Bills Ordinance (Chapter 417)
5 Section 6(1) of the
Active Liability Management
Act, No. 8 of 2018

253 Department of Pensions Widows’ and Programme 01- 77,000,000,000 - 77,000,000,000

Orphans’Pension Fund Operational
10 Ordinance (Chapter Activities
431), Widowers’and
Orphans’Pensions Act, No.
24 of 1983, Widows’and
Orphans’Pension Scheme
15 (Armed Forces) Act,
No. 18 of 1970, School
Appropriation

Teachers’Pensions Act,
(Chapter 432)
Total 3,021,901,982,000 1,594,850,000,000 4,616,751,982,000
39
 [Sections 3, 4, 8 and 9]
THIRD SCHEDULE
Estimate - 2025
Limits of Advance Accounts Activities
I II III IV V
SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
40

Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of

Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
1 His Excellency the President 00101 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 37,000,000 150,000,000 -
2 Office of the Prime Minister 00201 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 11,000,000 80,000,000 -
3 Judges of the Superior Courts 00401 Advances to Public Officers 1,500,000 300,000 3,000,000 -
4 Office of the Cabinet of 00501 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 3,500,000 15,000,000 -
5 Ministers
5 Office of the Public Service 00601 Advances to Public Officers 12,000,000 9,000,000 50,000,000 -
Commission
Appropriation

6 Judicial Service Commission 00701 Advances to Public Officers 3,000,000 2,500,000 15,000,000 -
7 National Police Commission 00801 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 4,500,000 15,000,000 -
10 8 Administrative Appeals Tribunal 00901 Advances to Public Officers 2,000,000 700,000 4,000,000 -

9 Commission to Investigate 01001 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 10,000,000 45,000,000 -

Allegations of Bribery or
Corruption
 10 Commission to Investigate 01002 Advancing monies to be 150,000,000 50,000,000 275,000,000 -
Allegations of Bribery or used in bribery detection
Corruption as bribes
11 Office of the Finance 01101 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 3,200,000 12,000,000 -
5 Commission
12 Parliament 01601 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 29,000,000 110,000,000 -
13 Office of the Leader of the 01701 Advances to Public Officers 2,000,000 1,700,000 7,000,000 -
House of Parliament

14 Office of the Chief Government 01801 Advances to Public Officers 3,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 -
10 Whip of Parliament
15 Office of the Leader of the 01901 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 3,000,000 10,000,000 -
Opposition of Parliament
16 Election Commission 02001 Advances to Public Officers 32,000,000 28,000,000 100,000,000 -
Appropriation

17 National Audit Office 02101 Advances to Public Officers 80,000,000 60,000,000 200,000,000 -
15 18 Office of the Parliamentary 02201 Advances to Public Officers 1,000,000 900,000 4,500,000 -
Commissioner for Administration
19 Audit Service Commission 02301 Advances to Public Officers 3,700,000 500,000 5,000,000 -
20 National Procurement Comission 02401 Advances to Public Officers 2,500,000 400,000 5,000,000 -
21 Delimitation Commission 02501 Advances to Public Officers 1,000,000 250,000 3,000,000 -
41
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
42

22 Minister of Buddhasasana, 10101 Advances to Public Officers 50,000,000 38,000,000 220,000,000 -

Religious and Cultural Affairs
23 Minister of Finance, Planning and 10201 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 17,000,000 75,000,000 -
Economic Development
5 24 Minister of Defence 10301 Advances to Public Officers 95,000,000 83,000,000 350,000,000 -
25 Minister of Justice and National 11001 Advances to Public Officers 45,000,000 30,000,000 150,000,000 -
Integration
26 Minister of Health and Mass 11101 Advances to Public Officers 2,050,000,000 1,225,000,000 4,500,000,000 -
Media
10 27 Minister of Foreign Affairs, 11201 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 30,000,000 130,000,000 -
Foreign Employment and
Tourism
Appropriation

28 Minister of Trade, Commmerce, 11601 Advances to Public Officers 25,000,000 9,000,000 60,000,000 -
Food Security and Cooperative
15 Development
29 Minister of Transport, Highways, 11701 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 16,000,000 150,000,000 -
Ports and Civil Aviation
30 Minister of Agriculture, 11801 Advances to Public Officers 110,000,000 72,000,000 450,000,000 -
Livestock, Land and Irrigation
20 31 Minister of Energy 11901 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 7,000,000 45,000,000 -
 32 Minister of Urban Development, 12301 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 21,000,000 130,000,000 -
Construction and Housing

33 Minister of Rural Development, 12401 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 6,000,000 200,000,000 -
Social Security and Community
5 Empowerment
34 Minister of Education, Higher 12601 Advances to Public Officers 3,350,000,000 1,300,000,000 8,000,000,000 -
Education and Vocational
Education
35 Minister of Public Administration, 13001 Advances to Public Officers 208,200,000 63,000,000 2,500,000,000 -
10 Provincial Councils and Local
Government
36 Minister of Plantation and 13501 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 12,000,000 100,000,000 -
Community Infrastructure
37 Minister of Industry and 14901 Advances to Public Officers 200,000,000 32,000,000 500,000,000 -
Appropriation

15 Entrepreneurship Development
38 Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and 15101 Advances to Public Officers 10,000,000 8,000,000 40,000,000 -
Ocean Resources
39 Minister of Environment 16001 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 11,000,000 150,000,000 -
40 Minister of Women and Child 17101 Advances to Public Officers 100,000,000 47,000,000 250,000,000 -
20 Affairs
41 Minister of Digital Economy 18601 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 500,000 3,500,000 -
43
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
44

42 Minister of Public Security and 18901 Advances to Public Officers 130,000,000 62,000,000 176,000,000 -
Parliamentary Affairs
43 Minister of Labour 19301 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 1,000,000 30,000,000 -
44 Minister of Youth Affairs and 19401 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 3,000,000 100,000,000 -
5 Sports
45 Minister of Science and 19601 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 6,000,000 100,000,000 -
Technology
46 Department of Buddhist Affairs 20101 Advances to Public Officers 50,000,000 25,000,000 160,000,000 -
47 Department of Muslim Religious 20201 Advances to Public Officers 3,000,000 1,500,000 14,000,000 -
10 and Cultural Affairs
48 Department of Christian 20301 Advances to Public Officers 3,500,000 1,600,000 10,000,000 -
Religious Affairs
Appropriation

49 Department of Hindu Religious 20401 Advances to Public Officers 12,000,000 5,000,000 30,000,000 -
and Cultural Affairs
15 50 Department of Public Trustee 20501 Advances to Public Officers 6,000,000 3,000,000 18,000,000 -
51 Department of Cultural Affairs 20601 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 21,000,000 120,000,000 -
52 Department of Archaeology 20701 Advances to Public Officers 65,000,000 45,000,000 190,000,000 -
53 Department of National Museums 20801 Advances to Public Officers 25,000,000 11,000,000 87,000,000 -
54 Department of National Archives 20901 Advances to Public Officers 12,000,000 5,000,000 32,000,000 -
 55 Department of Government 21001 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 10,000,000 60,000,000 -
Information
56 Department of Government 21101 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 53,000,000 250,000,000 -
Printing
5 57 Department of Examination 21201 Advances to Public Officers 22,000,000 25,000,000 90,000,000 -
58 Department of Educational 21301 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 12,000,000 62,000,000 -
Publications
59 Department of Educational 21302 Printing & Publicity and 14,500,000,000 14,500,000,000 18,000,000,000 10,000,000,000
Publications Sales of Publications
10 60 Department of Technical 21501 Advances to Public Officers 60,000,000 42,000,000 220,000,000 -
Education and Training
61 Department of Social Services 21601 Advances to Public Officers 26,000,000 20,000,000 90,000,000 -
62 Department of Probation and 21701 Advances to Public Officers 18,000,000 12,000,000 45,000,000 -
Childcare Services
Appropriation

15 63 Department of Sports 21901 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 11,000,000 53,000,000 -

Development
64 Department of Ayurveda 22001 Advances to Public Officers 55,000,000 35,000,000 150,000,000 -
65 Department of Labour 22101 Advances to Public Officers 75,000,000 86,000,000 290,000,000 -
66 Sri Lanka Army 22201 Advances to Public Officers 2,500,000,000 2,300,000,000 4,000,000,000 -
20 67 Sri Lanka Navy 22301 Advances to Public Officers 550,000,000 360,000,000 1,000,000,000 -
45
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
46

68 Sri Lanka Navy 22302 Stores Advance Account 2,500,000,000 3,000,000,000 700,000,000 -
(Explosive items)
69 Sri Lanka Air Force 22401 Advances to Public Officers 450,000,000 265,000,000 1,500,000,000 -
70 Department of Police 22501 Advances to Public Officers 1,900,000,000 820,000,000 2,500,000,000 -
5 71 Department of Immigration and 22601 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 42,000,000 180,000,000 -
Emigration
72 Department of Registration of 22701 Advances to Public Officers 45,000,000 45,000,000 230,000,000 -
Persons
73 Courts Administration 22801 Advances to Public Officers 550,000,000 420,000,000 1,900,000,000 -
10 74 Attorney General's Department 22901 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 16,000,000 100,000,000 -
75 Legal Draftsman's Department 23001 Advances to Public Officers 10,000,000 3,500,000 20,000,000 -
Appropriation

76 Department of Debt Conciliation 23101 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 900,000 7,500,000 -
Board
77 Department of Prisons 23201 Advances to Public Officers 145,000,000 110,000,000 319,000,000 -
15 78 Department of Prisons 23202 Prisons Industrial and 250,000,000 275,000,000 75,000,000 15,000,000
Agricultural Undertakings
79 Department of Government 23301 Advances to Public Officers 12,000,000 7,000,000 35,000,000 -
Analyst
 80 Office of the Registrar of the 23401 Advances to Public Officers 22,000,000 15,000,000 65,000,000 -
Supreme Court
81 Law Commission of Sri Lanka 23501 Advances to Public Officers 700,000 800,000 7,000,000 -
82 Department of Official Languages 23601 Advances to Public Officers 6,000,000 4,000,000 18,000,000 -
5 83 Department of National Planning 23701 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 -
84 Department of Fiscal Policy 23801 Advances to Public Officers 3,800,000 3,000,000 11,000,000 -
85 Department of External 23901 Advances to Public Officers 5,500,000 6,000,000 21,800,000 -
Resources
86 Department of National Budget 24001 Advances to Public Officers 11,000,000 6,000,000 26,000,000 -
10 87 Department of Public Enterprises 24101 Advances to Public Officers 7,000,000 3,500,000 18,000,000 -
88 Department of Management 24201 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 4,000,000 18,000,000 -
Services
89 Department of Development 24301 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 4,000,000 12,000,000 -
Appropriation

Finance
15 90 Department of Trade and 24401 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 3,000,000 15,000,000 -
Investment Policies
91 Department of Public Finance 24501 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 4,000,000 13,000,000 -
92 Department of Inland Revenue 24601 Advances to Public Officers 70,000,000 90,000,000 400,000,000 -
93 Sri Lanka Customs 24701 Advances to Public Officers 55,000,000 50,000,000 250,000,000 -
47
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
48

94 Sri Lanka Customs 24702 Seized and forfeited goods 20,000,000 8,000,000 80,000,000 -
Advance Account
95 Department of Excise 24801 Advances to Public Officers 45,000,000 45,000,000 140,000,000 -
96 Department of Treasury 24901 Advances to Public Officers 8,000,000 6,000,000 23,000,000 -
5 Operations
97 Department of State Accounts 25001 Advances to Public Officers 7,000,000 5,000,000 20,000,000 -
98 Department of State Accounts 25002 Advances for Payments on 1,125,000 800,000 700,000 -
behalf of other Governments
99 Department of State Accounts 25003 Miscellaneous Advances 10,000,000 3,000,000 150,000,000 -
10 100 Department of Valuation 25101 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 30,000,000 115,000,000 -
101 Department of Census and 25201 Advances to Public Officers 60,000,000 40,000,000 250,000,000 -
Statistics
Appropriation

102 Department of Pensions 25301 Advances to Public Officers 65,000,000 48,000,000 210,000,000 -
103 Department of Registrar General 25401 Advances to Public Officers 150,000,000 92,000,000 408,000,000 -
15 104 District Secretariat , Colombo 25501 Advances to Public Officers 120,000,000 85,000,000 456,000,000 -
105 District Secretariat, Gampaha 25601 Advances to Public Officers 140,000,000 150,000,000 550,000,000 -
106 District Secretariat , Kalutara 25701 Advances to Public Officers 130,000,000 110,000,000 350,000,000 -
107 District Secretariat, Kandy 25801 Advances to Public Officers 150,000,000 115,000,000 430,000,000 -
 108 District Secretariat , Matale 25901 Advances to Public Officers 85,000,000 75,000,000 330,000,000 -
109 District Secretariat, Nuwara-Eliya 26001 Advances to Public Officers 65,000,000 55,000,000 245,000,000 -
110 District Secretariat, Galle 26101 Advances to Public Officers 145,000,000 125,000,000 500,000,000 -
111 District Secretariat, Matara 26201 Advances to Public Officers 130,000,000 115,000,000 260,000,000 -
5 112 District Secretariat, Hambantota 26301 Advances to Public Officers 85,000,000 76,000,000 250,000,000 -
113 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26401 Advances to Public Officers 100,000,000 85,000,000 280,000,000 -
Jaffna
114 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26501 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 20,000,000 80,000,000 -
Mannar
10 115 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26601 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 22,000,000 100,000,000 -
Vavuniya
116 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26701 Advances to Public Officers 48,000,000 20,000,000 120,000,000 -
Mullaitivu
Appropriation

117 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26801 Advances to Public Officers 44,000,000 20,000,000 100,000,000 -
15 Killinochchi
118 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 26901 Advances to Public Officers 75,000,000 65,000,000 250,000,000 -
Batticaloa
119 District Secretariat, Ampara 27001 Advances to Public Officers 160,000,000 80,000,000 350,000,000 -
120 District Secretariat/ Kachcheri- 27101 Advances to Public Officers 70,000,000 35,000,000 190,000,000 -
20 Trincomalee
49
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
50

121 District Secretariat, Kurunegala 27201 Advances to Public Officers 230,000,000 170,000,000 600,000,000 -
122 District Secretariat, Puttalam 27301 Advances to Public Officers 75,000,000 75,000,000 300,000,000 -
123 District Secretariat, Anuradhapura 27401 Advances to Public Officers 115,000,000 100,000,000 400,000,000 -
124 District Secretariat, Polonnaruwa 27501 Advances to Public Officers 43,000,000 42,000,000 170,000,000 -
5 125 District Secretariat, Badulla 27601 Advances to Public Officers 120,000,000 78,000,000 460,000,000 -
126 District Secretariat, Monaragala 27701 Advances to Public Officers 90,000,000 55,000,000 300,000,000 -
127 District Secretariat, Ratnapura 27801 Advances to Public Officers 120,000,000 85,000,000 300,000,000 -
128 District Secretariat, Kegalle 27901 Advances to Public Officers 95,000,000 95,000,000 300,000,000 -
129 Departament of Project 28001 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 5,000,000 20,000,000 -
10 Management and Monitoring
130 Department of Agrarian 28101 Advances to Public Officers 350,000,000 200,000,000 680,000,000 -
Appropriation

Development
131 Department of Irrigation 28201 Advances to Public Officers 260,000,000 185,000,000 850,000,000 -
132 Department of Forest 28301 Advances to Public Officers 80,000,000 68,000,000 300,000,000 -
15 Conservation
133 Department of Wildlife 28401 Advances to Public Officers 150,000,000 65,000,000 450,000,000 -
Conservation
134 Department of Agriculture 28501 Advances to Public Officers 325,000,000 220,000,000 1,100,000,000 -
 135 Department of Agriculture 28502 Maintenance of Agricultural 1,250,000,000 1,250,000,000 130,000,000 -
Farms and Seed Sales
136 Department of Land 28601 Advances to Public Officers 26,000,000 20,000,000 85,000,000 -
Commissioner General
5 137 Department of Land Title 28701 Advances to Public Officers 50,000,000 28,000,000 140,000,000 -
Settlement
138 Department of Surveyor General 28801 Advances to Public Officers 220,000,000 135,000,000 700,000,000 -
of Sri Lanka
139 Department of Export Agriculture 28901 Advances to Public Officers 55,000,000 45,000,000 200,000,000 -
10 140 Department of Fisheries and 29001 Advances to Public Officers 25,000,000 25,000,000 130,000,000 -
Aquatic Resources
141 Department of Coast 29101 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 11,000,000 60,000,000 -
Conservation and Coastal
Resource Management
Appropriation

15 142 Department of Animal Production 29201 Advances to Public Officers 35,000,000 25,000,000 110,000,000 -
and Health
143 Department of Rubber 29301 Advances to Public Officers 21,000,000 20,000,000 80,000,000 -
Development
144 Department of National 29401 Advances to Public Officers 40,000,000 20,000,000 120,000,000 -
20 Zoological Gardens
145 Department of Commerce 29501 Advances to Public Officers 3,000,000 2,500,000 20,000,000 -
51
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
52

146 Department of Import and Export 29601 Advances to Public Officers 8,000,000 5,000,000 25,000,000 -
Control
147 Department of The Registrar of 29701 Advances to Public Officers 8,000,000 6,000,000 35,000,000 -
Companies
5 148 Department of Measurement 29801 Advances to Public Officers 10,000,000 6,500,000 45,000,000 -
Units, Standards and Services
149 National Intellectual Property 29901 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 4,000,000 20,000,000 -
Office of Sri Lanka
150 Department of Food 30001 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 4,000,000 25,000,000 -
10 Commissioner
151 Department of Co-operative 30101 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 3,500,000 20,000,000 -
Development (Registrar of
Co-operative Societies)
Appropriation

152 Co-operative Employees 30201 Advances to Public Officers 1,500,000 1,000,000 5,000,000 -
15 Commission
153 Department of Textile Industries 30301 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 5,000,000 30,000,000 -
154 Department of Meteorology 30401 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 8,000,000 60,000,000 -
155 Department of Sri Lanka 30601 Advances to Public Officers 510,000,000 455,000,000 1,500,000,000 -
Railways
20 156 Department of Sri Lanka 30602 Railway Stores Advance 3,000,000,000 3,000,000,000 10,500,000,000 2,000,000,000
Railways Account
 157 Department of Motor Traffic 30701 Advances to Public Officers 26,000,000 40,000,000 140,000,000 -
158 Department of Posts 30801 Advances to Public Officers 900,000,000 710,000,000 2,400,000,000 -
159 Department of Buildings 30901 Advances to Public Officers 25,000,000 20,000,000 95,000,000 -
160 Department of Government 31001 Advances to Public Officers 25,000,000 13,500,000 125,000,000 -
5 Factories
161 Department of Government 31002 Government Factory Stores 180,000,000 120,000,000 150,000,000 50,000,000
Factories Advance Account
162 Department of Government 31003 Government Factory Work 400,000,000 450,000,000 190,000,000 -
Factories Done Advance Account
10 163 Department of National Physical 31101 Advances to Public Officers 15,000,000 9,200,000 50,000,000 -
Planning
164 Department of Civil Security 32001 Advances to Public Officers 450,000,000 350,000,000 900,000,000 -
165 Department of National Botanical 32201 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 27,000,000 110,000,000 -
Appropriation

Gardens

15 166 Department of Legal Affairs 32301 Advances to Public Officers 1,000,000 675,000 4,000,000 -
167 Department of Management 32401 Advances to Public Officers 3,000,000 2,500,000 10,000,000 -
Auditing
168 Department of Community Based 32601 Advances to Public Officers 60,000,000 14,000,000 150,000,000 -
Corrections
20 169 Department of Land Use Policy 32701 Advances to Public Officers 20,000,000 17,000,000 75,000,000 -
Planning
53

170 Department of Manpower and 32801 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 22,000,000 100,000,000 -
Employment
171 Department of Information 32901 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 2,500,000 12,000,000 -
25 Technology Management
 SRL Ministry / Department Item Activities of the Maximum Limits Minimum Limits Maximum Limits Maximum
No. No. Government of Expenditure of of receipts to of Debit Balance Limits of
Activities of the be credited to of Activities of the Liabilities of
Government the Accounts of Government Activities of the
Rs. Activities of the Rs. Government
Government Rs.
Rs.
54

172 Department of Samurdhi 33101 Advances to Public Officers 260,000,000 205,000,000 360,000,000 -
Development
173 Department of National 33201 Advances to Public Officers 30,000,000 12,000,000 150,000,000 -
Community Water Supply
5 174 Office of the Comptroller General 33301 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 2,000,000 9,000,000 -
175 National Education Commission 33501 Advances to Public Officers 4,000,000 1,000,000 8,000,000 -
176 Merchant Shipping Secretariat 33601 Advances to Public Officers 5,000,000 2,100,000 15,000,000 -
177 Department of Cinnamon 33701 Advances to Public Officers 7,000,000 1,000,000 15,000,000 -
Industry Development

10 178 Public Debt Management Office 33801 Advances to Public Officers 8,000,000 500,000 4,500,000 -
Total 43,218,025,000 36,218,025,000 84,532,500,000 12,065,000,000
Appropriation
 6 Appropriation
56 Appropriation

Annual subscription of English Bills and Acts of the Parliament Rs. 885 (Local), Rs. 1,180
(Foreign), Payable to the SUPERINTENDENT, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF
GOVERNMENT INFORMATION, NO. 163, KIRULAPONA MAWATHA, POLHENGODA, COLOMBO 05 befor 15th
December each year in respect of the year following.