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The Ministry of Home Affairs (Sinhala : ස්වදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය Swadēsha Katayuthu Amathyanshaya ; Tamil : உள்நாட்டலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for public administration . The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.[ 1] The ministry manages the country's administrative service, including District- and Divisional Secretariats as well as the Grama Niladhari (village officers) network under the latters' oversight. The current Minister of Home Affairs and Deputy Minister of Home Affairs are Vajira Abeywardena and Nimal Lanza respectively.[ 2] [ 3] The ministry's secretary is Neil De Alwis[ 4]
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