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Functions of Planning Division
The Planning Division identifies, supervises, reviews the projects launched by the Ministry and its institutions.The following tasks are performed by the Planning Division under that mission.
- Identify projects related to the field of justice.
- Projects are referred to the National Procurement Department for approval.
- Submission of Cabinet Memorandum for preliminary approval for new projects.
- Inclusion of the Ministry's development projects in the Public Investment Plan.
- Preparation of capital budget estimates related to ministry and judicial administration expenditure heads.
- Preparation of budget proposals for the budget speech.
- Reviewing progress and reporting progress to concerned Institutions.
- Prepare the annual progress report of the Ministry and present it for the budget debate.
- Presentation of the annual performance report of the Ministry in
- Obtaining Cabinet approval and submission in Parliament when necessary for the annual reports of institutions under the Ministry.
- Preparation of cooperate , strategic and operational plans for the judicial field.
- Coordination of District and Regional Development Committees regarding development projects.
- Follow-up of development projects of the Ministry and the institutions under the purview of the Ministry.
- Collection of statistics regarding court cases and preparation of statistical hand books twice a year.
- Develop the organizational results framework and report on progress.
- Referring the strategic plans of state-owned institutions to the Department of Public Enterprises and the Department of National Budget
- Preparing plans and reporting progress related to the implementation of the government's policy statement.
- Coordination activities regarding the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
- Conducting quarter based Integrated Progress Review Meetings
Providing the necessary facilities for the judicial system to administer justice efficiently and effectively is a primary responsibility assigned to this Ministry. To achieve this, the provision of new infrastructure, improvement and maintenance of existing facilities constitute the core functions of the Engineering Division.
Under this mandate, a multitude of important tasks such as construction of new court complexes and buildings, construction of judges' official residences, renovations and maintenance work are carried out under the coordination and supervision of this Division.
Projects implemented by the Ministry are primarily executed through several categories:
- Large-scale construction projects
- Construction projects under grants provided for small-scale projects
- Renovation projects carried out through allocations provided under the renovation object through the Budget Estimates
- Construction projects carried out under allocations provided through Budget Estimates under the Three-Year Infrastructure Development Plan
- Construction projects carried out under the Adhikarana Piyasa Project
The Accounts Division of the Ministry carries out financial control activities subject to the Ministry expenditure head 110 of and expenditure head 228 and supervises the financial activities of the Departments and Statutory Bodies coming within the purview of the Ministry.
In carrying out such activities,
1. Implementing an efficient and effective financial management system and providing relevant advice and guidance.
2. Ensuring the protection of the assets of the institution.
3. Managing finances in accordance with Financial Regulations and Circulars.
4. Controlling expenditure within the approved budgetary provisions.
5. Accounting and reporting of all financial information’
6. Preparing and providing the necessary information and reports for the Public Accounts Committees of Parliament, providing the necessary information to the Auditor General and the Internal Audit Divisions and strengthening and improving the transparent financial control system.
4 main Divisions within the Accounting Division take the charge to fulfill this overall role and the main functions of each of those Divisions as follows.
- Payment Division
- Courts Administration Division
- Accounts Division
- Procurement Division
The Ministry was established as the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour under the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2403/53 dated 27 September 2024. It was subsequently reconstituted as the Ministry of Justice and National Integration by the Extraordinary Gazette No. 2412/08 dated 25 November 2024.
Accordingly, the following departments and institutions function under the purview of this Ministry. The Establishment Division is responsible for coordinating all institutional and administrative activities relating to these organisations.
- Attorney General’s Department
- Legal Draftsman’s Department
- Judicial Service Commission
- Supreme Court of Sri Lanka
- Government Analyst’s Department
- Department of Prisons
- Department of Community-Based Corrections
- Department of Official Languages
- Mediation Boards Commission
- Law Commission of Sri Lanka
- Office of the Secretary to the Labour Tribunals
- Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute
- Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka
- National Authority for the Protection of Victims of Crimes and Witnesses
- Office of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation
- Office for Reparations
- Office on Missing Persons
- Office for National Unity and Reconciliation
- Supreme Court Complex Management Board
- Official Languages Commission
- National Institute of Language Education and Training (NILET)
- Office for the National Coexistence and Reconciliation Commission
- Council of Legal Education
Functions of the Division
The Establishment Division is responsible for handling all institutional and administrative affairs of the Ministry, coordinating the activities of the institutions and departments under its purview, managing human resource matters relating to non-judicial positions in courts, and providing necessary administrative and institutional support to the courts.
