Identity area
Reference code
LK LK-NA LK-NA/82
Title
Ministry of Home Affairs
Date(s)
- 1935-1985 (Creation)
Level of description
Fonds
Extent and medium
Files 1-147, Manuscripts, Typed and Printed
Context area
Name of creator
Ministry of Home Affairs
(1935-1985)
Administrative history
The Ministry of Home Affairs was reconstituted in 1980. It was responsible for the District Administration and the Administration of the Registrar General’s Department. The arears such as Police, Prisons, Excise, Rural Development, Kachcheri Administration were absorbed into other Ministries, such as Local Government, Public Administration, and Defence.
A Training and Development Unit of the Public Administration was established in early 1981. Action oriented training programme was initiated in 1983 in collaboration with the UNISEF.
The Ministry of Home Affairs was responsible for the activities:- VIZ, Coordination of activities and execution of Development Programmers for other Ministries, and Department at District Level. Registration of births, deaths, marriages, deeds, and preservation of such records, Administration of Enactments regarding Mosques, and Muslim Charitable Trusts. Another function of this Ministry is to direct, control and co-ordinate the Programmers of work of the Government Agencies (Kachcheries), Department. of Registrar General and Department, of mosques, and Muslim Charitable Trusts.
A Training and Development Unit of the Public Administration was established in early 1981. Action oriented training programme was initiated in 1983 in collaboration with the UNISEF.
The Ministry of Home Affairs was responsible for the activities:- VIZ, Coordination of activities and execution of Development Programmers for other Ministries, and Department at District Level. Registration of births, deaths, marriages, deeds, and preservation of such records, Administration of Enactments regarding Mosques, and Muslim Charitable Trusts. Another function of this Ministry is to direct, control and co-ordinate the Programmers of work of the Government Agencies (Kachcheries), Department. of Registrar General and Department, of mosques, and Muslim Charitable Trusts.
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Ordinances, Regulations made under the Public Security Ordinance (1953), Amendments, to the Excise Ordinance (1952-1968). Lotteries Ordinance (1959-1966), Pilgrims Ordinance (1959-1961), Acts: Minutes of Conferences, Duty List of Public Administration and Home Affairs Ministry (1970), provident Fund Scheme for Registrars (1959-1969), Royal visits, Opening of Parliament, Paper Cuttings (1951-1962), Presidents Visit, Prime Ministers Visits, Dr.Kannangara’s visits to Sanchi for the laying of the Foundation (1954-1955), Training of Rural Development officers (1961-1970), Foreign Training, Scholarships, Seminars, Excise Manual (1935-1954), reorganizing the official Language Department (1974), Kandyan Peasantry Commission, Volunteer Units, Terrorist Activities (1971), Parliamentary matters, Allocation of Funds, Estimates, Licenses, Free Tax system in Jaffna (1954-1967), Horse Racing News (1953-1965), Muslim Marriages and Divorce Act and Appointment of Quazis (1963-1969), Exhibitions, celebrations (1952-1984), Rural Development Activities (1975-1984), Ceylon National Anthem (1951-1955), Personal Files (1947-1972), Death Notices and Funeral Arrangements (1951-1966), Administration Reports, Report of the District Revenue Office (1973-1974), Resolution and Progress Report of the Ministers Conference (1935-1985).
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- Sinhala
- Tamil
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Ministry of Home Affairs (Creator)
Description control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/82
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAD(G)
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin
Sources
International Council on Archives: Guide to the Sources of Asian History. Colombo: National Archives of Sri Lanka, 1996