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Ministry of Technology

තාක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Floor 3, Stage I Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla 6°54′12″N 79°54′56″E / 6.903351°N 79.915638°E / 6.903351; 79.915638
Annual budget	LKR 4.37 billion
Minister responsible	Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Technology
Ministry executive	Udaya R. Senevirathne, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCCMT) Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC) National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) National Science & Technology Commission Sri Lanka Planetarium
Website	mot.gov.lk

The Ministry of Technology (Sinhala: තාක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to implementation, regulation and growth of technology and scientific research in the country.

List of ministers

The Minister of Technology is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Jathika Hela Urumaya   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   United National Party   National People's Power

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President
	Champika Ranawaka		Jathika Hela Urumaya	28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014		Mahinda Rajapaksa
	Susil Premajayanth		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018		Maithripala Sirisena
	Gotabaya Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	26 November 2020 – 14 July 2022		Gotabaya Rajapaksa
	Ranil Wickramasinghe		United National Party	21 July 2022 – 23 September 2024		Ranil Wickramasinghe
	Harini Amarasuriya		National People's Power	24 September 2024 - Present		Anura Kumara Dissanayake

See also

• List of universities in Sri Lanka
• Research in Sri Lanka

References

1. "Amendment to the Extra Gazettes No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 and 2283/34 of 09.06.2022 (Amendment to the Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

External links

• Official website
• Government of Sri Lanka

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