Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Ministry of Educational Services

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Ministry of Educational Services

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1980

History

The Ministry of Educational Services was established in 1980. The most important service of this Ministry is the printing and distribution of free school text books for children.
In addition, The Ministry also provides scientific, Agricultural, Home Science equipment, Musical and Dancing instruments, and also provides a school library service. The Ministry ceased functioning from 1989 and its activities were taken over by The Ministry of Education.

Places

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/341

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • Sinhala

Script(s)

  • Latin

Sources

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