Sri Lanka Administrative Service

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The Sri Lanka Administrative Service is the premier central civil service of Sri Lanka, responsible for staffing the country’s top administrative and executive government positions.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf civil service
public service cadre
alsoKnownAs SLAS NERFINISHED
country Sri Lanka
employmentType career service
employs Sri Lanka Administrative Service officers
field public administration
governingBody Ministry of Public Administration of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
hasRank Class I
Class II
Class III
Special Grade
hasTraining in-service training and professional development
induction training for new officers
jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
Sinhala NERFINISHED
Tamil
legalStatus permanent civil service
objective ensure continuity of public administration
provide professional management to government institutions
partOf Central Government of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
Public Service of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn policy implementation in Sri Lanka
public sector management in Sri Lanka
precededBy Ceylon Civil Service NERFINISHED
recruitsThrough internal recruitment
limited competitive examination
open competitive examination
regulatedBy Sri Lanka Administrative Service Minute
reportsTo Cabinet of Ministers of Sri Lanka NERFINISHED
line ministries
responsibleFor executive government positions in Sri Lanka
top administrative positions in Sri Lanka
scope coordination of district administration
implementation of government development programs
national level policy implementation
sector central government administration
selectionCriteria competitive examination performance
educational qualifications
merit
typicalPost Additional Secretary
Commissioner
Director General
District Secretary
Divisional Secretary
Ministry Secretary

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Ceylon Civil Service replacedBy Sri Lanka Administrative Service