The Public Services of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

 are a series of services groups that provide specialized professional services to the Government of Sri Lanka. These are government employees who carry out public duties, however they are not elected officials. The most senior of these is the Sri Lanka Administrative Service

Sri Lanka Administrative Service

The Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...

 which is the countries permanent bureaucracy

Bureaucracy

A bureaucracy is an organization of non-elected officials of a governmental or organization who implement the rules, laws, and functions of their institution, and are occasionally characterized by officialism and red tape.-Weberian bureaucracy:...

. The Sri Lankan Government is the largest employer in the country and the public services are often criticized as overstaffed and inefficient.

Their members are selected by competitive examination and promotions are made by the Public Service Commission

Civil Service Commission

-Chairmen:*John Houghton MHK, 2004-date*George Waft MLC, 1996-2004*Clare Christian MLC, 1981-1982*Noel Cringle MLC, 1992-1996*Walter Gilbey, years unknown...

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Public Services

(Professionals)

• Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  Sri Lanka Administrative Service
  The Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the key administrative service of the Government of Sri Lanka, with civil servants working for both in the Central Government as well as in the provincial councils. It was formed as the Ceylon Administrative Service in 1963 as the successor to the Ceylon...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Overseas Service
  Sri Lanka Overseas Service
  The Sri Lanka Overseas Service which is most commonly referred to as the Sri Lanka Foreign Service is the foreign service of Sri Lanka. It is the body of career diplomats of Sri Lanka...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Police Service
• Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service
  Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)
  The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Customs Service
  Sri Lanka Customs
  Sri Lanka Customs is a non-ministerial government department, which performs the duties of collecting customs duties and other taxes and levies in Sri Lanka. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Finance. Head of the Sri Lanka Customs is the Director General of Customs, Mrs...
  
  
• Sri Lanka Accountants' Service
• Sri Lanka Planning Service
• Sri Lanka Agricultural Service
• Sri Lanka Valuers' Service
• Sri Lanka Scientific Service
• Sri Lanka Engineering Service
• Sri Lanka Animal Protection and Health Service
• Sri Lanka Surveyors' Service
• Sri Lanka Architects Service
• Judaical Officers
• Legal Officers
  Attorney-General's Department (Sri Lanka)
  The Attorney-General's Department is a non-ministerial government department in Sri Lanka that supports the Attorney General and his/her deputy the Solicitor General. It handles public prosecution and advises the government on legal matters...
  
  
• Medical Officers
• Inland Revenue Service
• Island Wildlife Service
• Nursing Service
• Principle Service
• Teaching Service
• Sri Lanka Development Officers’ Service

Support Services

(Non professionals)

• Government Translators Service
• Government Shorffs Service
• Government Typists Service
• Government Stenographers Service
• Government Book-Keepers Service
• Government Store-Keepers Service
• Librarians Service
• Drivers Service
• Office Employees Service (K.K.S.)
• Management Assistance Service
• General Clerical Service
• Sri Lanka Development Assistants' Service