The Ministry of Transport and Highways
[3] (
Sinhala : ප්රවාහන හා මහාමාර්ග අමාත්යාංශය ;
Tamil : போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் அமைச்சு ) is the
central government
ministry of
Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview.
[4] The current Minister of Transport and Highways is
Bandula Gunawardane .
[2] The ministry's
secretary is Nihal Somaweera.
[5]
The Minister of Transport and Highways is a member of the
Cabinet of Sri Lanka .
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