Minister of Posts and Telecommunication (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs

තැපැල්, තැපැල් සේවා හා මුස්ලිම් ආගමික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය அஞ்சல், அஞ்சல் சேவைகள் மற்றும் முஸ்லிம் சமய அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed	September 26, 1947; 69 years ago (1947-09-26) (as Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications)
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Communications and Works
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Floors 6 & 8, Postal Headquarters Building, 310 D. R. Wijewardena mawatha Colombo 10 6°55′40″N 79°51′29″E / 6.927887°N 79.857956°E / 6.927887; 79.857956
Annual budget	LKR 12 billion (2016, recurrent) LKR 0.2 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	M. H. A. Haleem, Minister of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs
Deputy Minister responsible	Duleep Wijesekera, Deputy Minister of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs
Ministry executive	D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs Philatelic Bureau Sri Lanka Post
Key documents	Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act, No. 51 of 1956 Post Office Ordinance, No. 11 of 1908 Stamp Ordinance, No. 22 of 1909
Website	minpost.gov.lk

The Ministry of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs (Sinhala: තැපැල්, තැපැල් සේවා හා මුස්ලිම් ආගමික කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය Thæpæl, Thæpæl Sēvā hā Muslim Āgamika Katayuthu Amathyanshaya; Tamil: அஞ்சல், அஞ்சல் சேவைகள் மற்றும் முஸ்லிம் சமய அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the implementation of the Muslim Mosques and Charitable Trusts or Wakfs Act, the Post Office Ordinance and the Stamp Ordinance of Sri Lanka. Aside from broader policy formulation, this also includes the maintenance and expansion of the Sri Lanka postal service, the design, release, sale and archiving of the country's postage stamps, representing Sri Lanka's interests at the Universal Postal Union, the oversight of banking, insurance and wire transfer servives provided at postal offices, the oversight and administration of Islamic institutions, charities, mosques and their assets in Sri Lanka, the promotion of Islamic education and culture, and facilitating the annual Hajj pilgrimage by Sri Lankan Muslims through coordination with the Government of Saudi Arabia.

The current Minister and Deputy Minister of Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs are M. H. A. Haleem and Duleep Wijesekera respectively. The ministry's secretary is D.G.M.V. Hapuarachchi.

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