| ජනමාධ්ය අමාත්යාංශය வெகுசன ஊடக அமைச்சு | |
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| Formed | 26 September 1947 (as Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications) |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Floors 6 & 8, Postal Headquarters Building, 310 D. R. Wijewardena mawatha Colombo 10 6°55′40″N 79°51′29″E / 6.927887°N 79.857956°E |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Mass Media[2] (Sinhala: ජනමාධ්ය අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: வெகுசன ஊடக அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the implementation of the Post Office Ordinance and the Stamp Ordinance of Sri Lanka.[3] Aside from broader policy formulation, this also includes the maintenance and expansion of the Sri Lanka postal service, the design, release, sale and archiving of the country's postage stamps, representing Sri Lanka's interests at the Universal Postal Union, the oversight of banking, insurance and wire transfer services provided at postal offices.[3]
The current Minister of Mass Media is Bandula Gunawardane.[1] The ministry's secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera.[4]
- ^ a b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
- ^ a b "About Us". Media.gov.lk. Ministry of Information and Mass Media. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ "Secretaries". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka.