Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Public Security
මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය; பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed	16 August 2013
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Floor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla; 6.903069°N 79.917034°E
Annual budget	LKR 63 billion (2018, recurrent); LKR 5 billion (2018, capital);
Minister responsible	Hon. Tiran Alles, Minister of Public Security;
Ministry executive	S. Hettiarachchi, Ministry Secretary;
Child agencies	Sri Lanka Police Service; National Dangerous Drugs Control Board; Galle Heritage Foundation;
Website	www.pubsec.gov.lk

The Ministry of Public Security (Sinhala: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya; Tamil: பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Tiran Alles. The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.

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