Ministry of Technology and Research

Ministry of Technology and Research
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Colombo 03, Sri Lanka
Employees	1,041
Annual budget	Rs 4.370,160 Billion
Minister responsible	Susil Premajayanth
Agency executive	Dhara S. Wijayatilake, Secretary
Website	www.motr.gov.lk

The Ministry of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to implementation, regulation and growth of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy in Sri Lanka.

The ministry is not responsible for tertiary education which comes under the Ministry of Higher Education; however, an institute of higher education does come under the ministry.

List of ministers

Minister of Technology and Research of Sri Lanka

Incumbent Susil Premajayanth since 21 September 2015
Ministry of Technology and Research
Website	www.motr.gov.lk

The Minister of Technology and Research is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Jathika Hela Urumaya

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President
	Champika Ranawaka		Jathika Hela Urumaya	28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014		Mahinda Rajapaksa
	Susil Premajayanth		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4 September 2015 -		Maithripala Sirisena

Institutions

Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF)
Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCCMT)
Atomic Energy Authority (AEA)
Industrial Technology Institute (ITI)
National Science & Technology Commission
National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC)
Sri Lanka Planetarium
National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC)

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Ministry of Technology and Research

List of ministers

Institutions

See also

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