Mehewara Passasum honours highest-performing Sabaragamuwa Divisional Secretariats for 2025

Six Divisional Secretariats in the Sabaragamuwa Province were recognised yesterday (02) under the Mehewara Passasum programme as the highest performers for 2025. The ceremony was held at the Ratnapura District Secretariat Auditorium, with Speaker Dr Jagath Wickramaratne as the Chief Guest.

The programme was organised under the initiative to decentralise the services of the President’s Fund to Divisional Secretariat level, with the aim of providing the public with more efficient and timely services. Three secretariats from the Ratnapura District and three from the Kegalle District were recognised for outstanding performance in receiving applications submitted to the President’s Fund and responding to them promptly.

In the Ratnapura District, the Embilipitiya Divisional Secretariat secured first place, the Ratnapura Divisional Secretariat second and the Pelmadulla Divisional Secretariat third. In the Kegalle District, the Kegalle Divisional Secretariat secured first place, followed by the Mawanella Divisional Secretariat in second place and the Warakapola Divisional Secretariat in third place.

The recognition programme reflects the efforts to improve the efficiency of public service delivery by bringing the services of the President’s Fund closer to the people through Divisional Secretariats.

Those present included Minister of Environment Dr Dammika Patabendi, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Governor Champa Janaki Rajaratne, Deputy Minister Sundaralingam Pradeep, and Members of Parliament Shantha Padmakumara, Sunil Rajapaksa and Attorney Niluasha Lakmali Gamage. Senior Additional Secretary to the President and Secretary to the President’s Fund Roshan Gamage, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Chief Secretary Upali Jayasekara, Ratnapura District Secretary M.G. Lalith Ananda, Kegalle District Secretary K.G.S. Nishantha and Secretary of the Provincial Ministry of Education Lakmali Udayakumari also attended, together with other public officials.