Government Agent (Sri Lanka)

A Government Agent (GA) or a District Secretary is a Sri Lankan civil servant of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service appointed by the central government to govern a certain district of the country. The GA is the administrative head of public services in the District. As Sri Lanka has 25 districts, there are 25 governments agents at any given time.

History

This post is one of the oldest in the civil service as it had been established by the British during the colonial era.

See also

• Kachcheri
• Sri Lanka Administrative Service
• Ceylon Civil Service
• Government of Sri Lanka

References

• Criminal Justice System Of Sri Lanka
• Water Management through Community Participation in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka