A special gazette issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on October 18, 2025, has redefined the functions and institutions under several ministries following the recent Cabinet reshuffle.
- Key changes listed in the gazette are as follows:
1. Ministry of Defence
• Civil Security Department (CSD) removed and assigned to the Ministry of Public Security.
• National Hydrology Council and Sri Lanka National Hydrology Office added.
2. Ministry of Public Security
• Civil Security Department added.
• Sri Lanka International Arbitration Centre (Guarantee) Ltd and the Office of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation brought under this ministry.
3. Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Fiscal Management
• Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd added.
• Casino Regulatory Authority added.
4. Ministry of Power and Energy
• Lanka Electricity Company (Private) Ltd and its subsidiaries added.
• Atomic Energy Board and Atomic Energy Regulatory Council removed and assigned to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
5. Ministry of Science and Technology
• Atomic Energy Board and Atomic Energy Regulatory Council added.
6. Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation
• Department of Cinnamon Development added.
7. Ministry of Health and Media
• Sri Lanka Triposha Ltd removed and assigned to the Ministry of Trade, Food Security and Cooperative Development.
• State Trading (General) Corporation Ltd, Salasine Media Solutions (Pvt) Ltd, Ayurveda Education and Health Board, and Sri Lanka Nursing Council added.
8. Ministry of Trade, Food Security and Cooperative Development
• Sri Lanka Triposha Ltd added.
9. Ministry of Digital Economy
• Commission for Online Safety added.
• Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company (Pvt) Ltd added.
10. Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
• National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations added.
• Partnership Secretariat for World Food Programme Cooperation added.
11. Ministry of Industries and Enterprise Development
• Geological Survey and Mines Bureau and GSMB Technical Services (Pvt) Ltd added.
12. Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development
• Newly formed ministry.
• Seventeen institutions assigned, including:
* Road Development Authority
* National Transport Commission
* Sri Lanka Railways
* National Council for Road Safety
* National Transport Medical Institute
* Motor Traffic Department
* Urban Development Authority
* National Physical Planning Department
13. Ministry of Ports and Civil Aviation Services
• Sri Lanka Ports Authority and its subsidiaries added.
• Lanka Shipping Corporation Ltd added.
• Civil Aviation Authority of Sri Lanka, Airport and Aviation Services (Lanka) Ltd, and SriLankan Airlines Ltd added.
14. Ministry of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
• National Housing Development Authority added.
• State Engineering Corporation, Building Materials Corporation Ltd, and National Machinery Institute added.
• National Water Supply and Drainage Board and Department of Community Water Supply added.