Record groups of Department of Nationa Archives

Monaragala Kachcheri

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Monaragala Kachcheri

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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

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Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1981-1983

History

The Kandyan Peasantry Commission submitted its Report on 28th February, 1951. One of its main recommendations related to the re-arrangement and re-organisation of Kachcheries.
At a conference, which was attended by the Heads of Departments and presided over by the Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs it was decided that a new Kachchcri should be established at Monaragala. The new Kachchcri was declared open at a simple Ceremony presided over the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Home Affairs, at which the Local Heads of Departments of Badulla District were present.
The new District covers the areas of Authority of Eight Village Committees and Two parliamentary Electorates, those of Bible and Moneragala.
The District of Monaragala covers about 2/3 of the land area of the orizinal Badulla District and about 20% of its population.

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Functions, occupations and activities

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Internal structures/genealogy

General context

Relationships area

Control area

Description identifier

LK-NA/KACH/MON

Institution identifier

LK-NA

Rules and/or conventions used

ISAAR

Status

Final

Level of detail

Minimal

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

  • English
  • සිංහල

Script(s)

  • Latin

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