Minister of Transport (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation

Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	7th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Stage II, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka 6°55′37.80″N 79°51′35.70″E / 6.9271667°N 79.8599167°E / 6.9271667; 79.8599167Coordinates: 6°55′37.80″N 79°51′35.70″E / 6.9271667°N 79.8599167°E / 6.9271667; 79.8599167
Annual budget	Rs. 17 billion (2016, recurrent) Rs. 42 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible	Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Deputy Minister responsible	Ashoka Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
Ministry executive	Nihal Somaweera, Secretary
Child agencies	Airport and Aviation Services Civil Aviation Authority Department of Motor Traffic National Transport Commission National Transport Medical Institute Sri Lanka Railways Sri Lanka Transport Board
Website	transport.gov.lk

The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's railways, public bus transport system and civil aviation. The ministry is not responsible for roads, ports and shipping - these come under the purview of the Ministry of Higher Education and Highways and Ministry of Ports and Shipping respectively. The current Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation and Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation are Nimal Siripala de Silva and Ashoka Abeysinghe respectively. The ministry's secretary is Nihal Somaweera.

The Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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