Southern province divisional secretariats recognised for President’s fund services

Southern Province Divisional Secretariats with Outstanding Performance in Decentralising President’s Fund Services Recognised

The “Mehewara Pasasum” recognition programme, honouring Divisional Secretariats in the Southern Province that demonstrated the highest performance in 2025 under the initiative to decentralise President’s Fund services to Divisional Secretariat level, was held this afternoon (24) at the Rabindranath Tagore Auditorium of the University of Ruhuna, under the patronage of Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne.

The initiative aims to provide the public with a more efficient and prompt service by decentralising President’s Fund services to Divisional Secretariat level.

Based on the efficiency of receiving applications to the President’s Fund and responding to them promptly, nine Divisional Secretariats — three from each of the Galle, Matara and Hambantota districts, were selected for recognition.

The recognised Divisional Secretariats were as follows:

Galle District

1. First place – Galle Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat

2. Second place – Habaraduwa Divisional Secretariat

3. Third place – Elpitiya Divisional Secretariat

Matara District

1. First place – Matara Four Gravets Divisional Secretariat

2. Second place – Dikwella Divisional Secretariat

3. Third place – Welipitiya Divisional Secretariat

Hambantota District

1. First place – Tangalle Divisional Secretariat

2. Second place – Tissamaharama Divisional Secretariat

3. Third place – Ambalantota Divisional Secretariat

Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne; Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Paulraj; Deputy Minister Ruwan Senarath; Southern Province Governor Professor Susiripala Manawadu; Member of Parliament Lal Premanath; other public representatives from the province; Senior Additional Secretary to the President and Secretary to the President’s Fund Roshan Gamage; district secretaries; and a number of other state officials attended the event.