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18. District Government StructureNGOsiNGOsCentral GovernmentMinistry of Nation BuildingLocal Authorities• Municipal Council• Urban Council• Village Council• Pradeshiya SabhaGovernment Agent<strong>Matara</strong>Additional GovernmentAgent - TsunamiCentral GovernmentAgencies• Ceylon ElectricityBoard• Road DevelopmentAuthority• Water BoardDivisional SecretaryDivisional SecretaryGrama NiladhariDivisionsGrama NiladhariDivisionsDistrict Administration - Duties, Responsibilities and Functions of Officers.• Government Agent –Taking Policy decisions and directing the activities of relief agencies providing facilitiesand assistance for the people in tsunami affected areas is the primary responsibility of theGA. Overall supervision and monitoring the progress of all the reconstruction, rebuildingand relief related programmes operated by both the government and non-governmentalsector agencies is the main focus of responsibilities and functions of the GovernmentAgent.Coordination Meetings – Conducts coordination meetings with the attendance of allDivisional Secretaries, Heads of Institutions responsible for provision of infrastructure16
and representatives of iNGO/ NGOs. At every meeting, the GA reviews the progress ofthe work and decides the appropriate action for the future by the respective agencies inconsultation with the same.• Divisional Secretary – Duties / Responsibilities and FunctionsImplementation of activities of the service provider agencies and directing them toprovide facilities and assistance in connection with the rebuilding and reconstruction oftsunami damaged properties and rehabilitation of tsunami affected people within adivision are the responsibility of the Divisional Secretary. Divisional Secretaries aresupported by the field staff of the divisions and the Grama Niladaries. Monitoring theprogress of work and reporting in respect of quality and the status of completion of workis also a primary function of the Divisional Secretary.• Grama Niladhari (GN) – Duties / Responsibilities and FunctionsGrama Niladhari functions directly under the supervision of the Divisional Secretariat forall matters related to tsunami implementation activities in a division. The collection ofaccurate data from the village level in respect of wide range of information is the primaryresponsibility of the GN. The identification, initial assessment of damage and collectionof data on the tsunami victims and preparation of lists of beneficiaries and theirrequirements is also the responsibility of the Grama Niladhari.Grama Niladharies are directly responsible to implement on behalf of the DivisionalSecretary in their respective Divisions. The GN’s role is vital to both the GovernmentAgent and the Divisional Secretary in terms of maintaining the expected level ofadministration on ground. The Grama Niladhari is the most important link between theState Agencies and the People..17
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