Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
Mr. J.J. Rathnasiri
Vision
"A productive public service through provision of official quarters"
Mission
"Providing all the government quarters regulated under the Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government for public officers on service requirements and improving the infrastructure facilities of those government quarters and fostering the background required for a productive public service through implementation of all the functions related to the housing projects- Nila Piyasa and Nila Sevana carried out under the Ministry"
Objectives
- Allocation of government quarters for public officers and maintenance of those houses.
- Performance of all the management and administrative functions related to the housing projects carried out under the Ministry and coordination with the relevant parties.
- Carrying out the activities relevant to General Service Quarters. The term “Government Quarters” includes any type of accommodation belonging to the Government, allocated for the purpose of temporary residence based on the service requirements of public officers.
Two units namely Development and Housing are functioned under this division and the functions of these two units are as follows.
| Functions of the Development Unit | Functions of the Housing Unit |
| Implementation of projects including “NilaPiyasa” for the purpose of providing public officers with official quarters at district level | Allocation of houses on the priority basis for Hon. Ministers and Deputy Ministers |
| Preparing the Annual Performance Report of the Ministry | Allocation of Official quarters according to the waiting list and allocation of houses on the priority basis on need of service in special cases |
| Preparing reports on the progress of projects, to be submitted to the Presidential Secretariat, Prime Minister’s Office, Department of Project Management and Ministry of Finance | Collecting the house rental on the due date and coordination of collecting house rental by other Public institutions |
| Preparing the biannual report on the Information Act. | Performance and supervision of annual maintenance and repairs of Government quarters |
| Identifying the timely housing needs of public officers and submitting project proposals accordingly | Taking legal actions under Recovery of Possession ActNo 7 of 1969 to minimize illegal usage of the government houses Implementation of “Nila Sevana” project with the collaboration of public and private sectors. Reservation and administration of the Holiday Resorts and Circuit Bungalows, which are under the purview of this Ministry. |
Government Quarters
The term “Government Quarters” includes any type of accommodation belonging to the Government, allocated for a public officer for the purpose of temporary residence based on the service requirements. All Government Quarters fall under the classification “Scheduled Quarters” or “General Service Quarters”.
- Scheduled Quarters- a residence assigned to a particular post or grade within a Ministry or Department
- General Service Quarters - Quarters which are allocated for the purpose of fulfilling the housing needs of all the officers who are not serving in posts or grades which are entitled to Scheduled Quarters.
Accordingly, function of the Housing Unit is to carry out the activities relevant to General Service Quarters of the Government.
Holiday Bungalows and Resorts under the Ministry of Public Services
Holiday Bungalows under the Ministry of Public Services
- For Reservation of Holiday Bungalows in Nuwaraeliya, Diyathalawa and Bandarawela – 0112697316
General Number: 011 2696211 – Extension - 216
Fax: 011 2697299 - Reservation of Holiday Resorts are made from the first of every month.
| Name of the Holiday Bungalow | Location | Telephone Number | Charges (Rs.) | Number of Rooms | Maximum Occupancy |
| Nuwaraeliya - Old | Near the economic centre | +94 52 2222363 | 1,000 | 03 | 10 |
| Nuwaraeliya - New (A1) | Near the economic centre | +94 52 2222363 | 1,000 | 03 | 06 |
| Nuwaraeliya - New (A2) | Near the economic centre | +94 52 2222363 | 1,000 | 03 | 06 |
| Nuwaraeliya - New (B) | Near the economic centre | +94 52 2222363 | 750 | 02 | 04 |
| Diyathalawa - A | Near the railway station | +94 57 2229068 | 1,000 | 04 | 11 |
| Diyathalawa - B | Near the railway station | +94 57 2229069 | 1,000 | 03 | 07 |
| Bandarawela - 1 | Bindunuwewa Road | +94 57 2222553 | 1,000 | 03 | 07 |
| Bandarawela - 2 | Bindunuwewa Road | +94 57 2222553 | 1,000 | 03 | 07 |
**The rates per day charged in relation to the bookings for holiday bungalows, which are made after 01.06.2018, have been revised
*Conditions apply.
Holiday Resorts under the Ministry of Public Services
- For Reservation of Holiday Resorts in Jaffna, Katharagama, Mahiyanganaya, Mihintalaya, Mullaithivu and Polonnaruwa – 011 2697316
| VIP Rooms (Rs.) |
Airconditioned Rooms (Rs.) |
Non-airconditioned Rooms (Rs.) |
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| Current Prices for General Reservation | 6,500 | 4,500 | 2,500 |
| Personal trips by Public ServantsOnly for the applications duly filled and produced through the Head of the Department on Reservation of Public Administrative Guest House | 4,000 | 2,000 | 1,500 |
| Additional charges of 50% effective for the foreiners | 9,750 | 6,750 | 5,250 |
| To conduct workshops; From 8.00 am to 12.00 noon or 12.00 noon to 4.00 pm (Half day) = Rs 7,500/= Full day from 8.00 am to 4.00pm = Rs.15,000/= |
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*Conditions apply.
“Nila Piyasa” – Official Quarters Project for Public Officers
This housing project which is proposed to be implemented as one project per every district with the objective of providing accommodation facilities for public officers, is proposed to be completed within five years and it has been planned to complete the construction work of five districts within one year. It has been scheduled to carry out the construction work in the following districts under the first phase.
Contact Details
 Mrs. P.U.T. Warusawithana Senior Assistant Secretary
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 VacantAssistant Secretary (Housing and Development)
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 Mrs. T.M.M.K. ThennakoonDeputy Director (Planning)
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Engineering Division
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 Mrs. M.L.G.D. KumariCivil Engineer
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Housing and Development Division
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Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe
Mr. B.K.S. Ravindra
Productivity
Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna