Major Administrative Reorganisation: Key Institutions Reassigned 📈

President Anura Kumara Disanayake issued a special gazette (Oct 18, 2025) detailing an extensive administrative reorganisation, reallocating institutions across ministries following the Cabinet reshuffle to streamline oversight. • Finance & Regulation: The Ministry of Finance, Economic Development and Fiscal Management now includes Hotel Developers (Lanka) Ltd. and the Casino Regulatory Authority, consolidating oversight of state enterprises and gaming regulation. • Power & Energy: Lanka Electricity Company Ltd. (LECO) and its subsidiaries are added to the Ministry of Power and Energy. Nuclear oversight (Atomic Energy Board/Council) is shifted to the Ministry of Science and Technology. • Ports, Aviation & Transport: • Ministry of Ports & Civil Aviation Services now supervises the SL Ports Authority, Lanka Shipping Corp., and SriLankan Airlines Ltd. • The new Ministry of Transport, Highways & Urban Development oversees 17 institutions, including Road Development Authority (RDA) and Sri Lanka Railways. • Security & Governance: • Civil Security Department (CSD) moved from Defence to the Ministry of Public Security. • Commission for Online Safety and Colombo Lotus Tower Management Company added to the Ministry of Digital Economy. • Health & Trade: Sri Lanka Triposha Ltd. is reassigned to the Ministry of Trade, Food Security and Cooperative Development. This major administrative move is intended to consolidate functions under the reconstituted Cabinet structure.