State Ministry of Higher Education


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The State Ministry of Higher Education (Sinhala: උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Usas Adh‍yāpana Rāj‍ya Amāt‍yāṅśaya; Tamil: உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு) is a Non-cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview.[1] Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.[2][3]

State Ministry of Higher Education
උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Superseding Ministry
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters18 Ward place, Colombo 7
6°55′00″N 79°52′01″E / 6.9166°N 79.8669°E
Annual budget
  • LKR 30 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 133 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Vacant, State Minister of Higher Education
Ministry executive
  • Mrs. J.M.B. Jayawardana, State Secretary
Child Ministry
Websitemohe.gov.lk

The current State Minister of Higher Education is vacant.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

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