Mandate

• 13th Amendment to the Constitution Provincial

Council Act No.42 of 1987.
• Directions issued by the Govt. by time to time.
• All the Acts of Parliament presently in force.
• Provincial Councils Act No.12 of 1989
(Consequential Provisions).
• Establishment Code of the GOSL
• Provincial F.R.
 Administrative Units

District DSS/AGA GNN MCC UCC LAA

Jaffna 15 435 01 03 12
Kilinochchi 04 95 - - 03
Mannar 05 153 - - 04
Mullaitivu 05 127 - - 04
Vavuniya 04 102 - 01 14
Trincomalee 11 230 - 01 10
Batticaloa 12 348 01 01 10
Amparai 20 507 01 01 14
Total 76 1997 03 07 61

Source:- M/y of Provincial Public Administration

Provincial Council as part of
Three Tier Systems

• Central Government
• Provincial Council
• Local Government
The Legal Concepts were translated
into executable concepts by 03
Reports

For Administration - Nadarajah Report.

For Planning - Godfry Gunatilake Report.

For Finance - Salgado Report.

EPC has developed it’s own Planning Procedure &

Framework for Implementing Development Programmes.
 Working with 13th Amendment
• NEPC functions are limited to subjects in the first list of the
ninth schedule.
• NEPC passed 6 statutes during it ’s life time, mainly
pertaining to salaries of staff, Chief Ministers Fund,
Emergency Fund etc.
• Since there is no statutes for revenue, NEPC depends 100%
on grants from the Government. No taxes
• Even though NEPC can legislate on 37 subjects,
functionally this will cause extreme difficulties as
complementary authorities lie with center.
• Parliament can make laws under all three lists.
• All powers of council and Ministers rest with Hon. Governor
at present.
Overall Organization – Administrative Structure
GOVER
OR

PROVI
CIAL
COU
CIL

CHIEF
MI
ISTER

PPSC
BOARD OF
I
TER
AL
CHIEF MI
ISTERS
AUDIT
SECRETARY

MI
ISTERS

SECTOR
SECRETARIES

PROVI
CIAL HEADS
OF DEPARTME
TS

LOCAL AUTHORITIES
(U.CC/M.CC/PRADESHIYA DISTRICT HEADS
SABHAS OF DEPARTME
TS
 Assembly
Secretary

Chief Auditor (Internal) Secretary to Governor

Regional Comm. (3No) Secretary - Chif Minister

Motor Traffic
Commissioner

Dy. Secretary
Infrastructure

Dy. Chief Secretary

Overall Management Organization

Official Language
Asst. Commissioner

Inland Revenue
Commissioner

Treasury

Dy. Secretary

Local Govt

Director, M.D.T.D. Secretary- M/ PPA,

Director, Road Devt. Local Govt.,Co-operative,
Director Rural Devt. Rural Devt.,Road Devt. &

Chief Secretary
Commissioner, Co-op Devt. Dy. Chief Secretary Industries

Governor
Director, Industries Planning

Director Rehab. Reconst. Secretary- M/Reha.

Director, Social Services Reconst.,Social Welfare,

Director, Buildings Buldings & Women Affairs.

Secretary- M/ Education

P/Director, Education Sports & Cultural Affaires

Asst. Director

Director, Sports
Cultural

Secretary- M/ Health &

P/ Director, Health Indigenous Medicine

Director, Indigenous Dy. Secretary

Asst. Director

Land Admn. Secretary - M/ Agriculture

Fisheries

Director, Agriculture Live stock Devt., Lands.,

Director, AP & H Dy. Chief Secretary Fisheries

Director, Irrigation Audit
Co-op. Emp.
Secretary

Secretary - P.P.S.C
 Human Resources of NEPC as at 01.01.2004

Category Approved Present Vacant

All Island Staff and 17,382 11,405 5,977
parallel grade
Other Staff Category 34,937 30,608 4,329
Minor Staff 2,585 2,367 218
Total 54,904 44,380 10,524

Source:- M/y of Provincial Public Administration

 Arrangement for Donor Funded
Projects

Steps:

01. Initiation and Formulation.

02. Negotiation and Agreement.

03. Implementation.
1. Initiation and Formulation

 Line Agency / Ministries - Informally exchange

Project concept with Donor Agencies.

 Formal request made by DER to Donor Agencies.

 DER officially links donor Agencies and Line

Agencies.

 Formulation Process start

eg. NEPC + Donor Agencies work together and finalize
proposals.
2. Negotiation and Agreement

All parties to the agreements meet and

finalize at the negotiation.
Normally two agreements are involved –

01 . Credit Agreement

02 . Project Agreement

Credit Agreement – M/F + Donor Agency + Line Agency

Project Agreement – Donor Agency +
EPC.

 3. Implementation

Project direction and steering

National level – at Line Ministry.
Eg. M/RRR

Implementation & Coordination –

Operational Level – at NEPC.
 Selected Economic Indicators – 2003
Indicators Sri Lanka North East
Unemployment 10% 25%
North – 2.9/100
Telephone - density 9.6/100
East – 4/100
Water Supply
–Access to safe water 45% 20%
–Access to sanitation 72% 25%
Agriculture
–Paddy Contribution before conflict
(1983)
2,483,000 Mt 441,119 Mt
– * Current paddy production 2003 3,071,000 Mt 604,384 Mt
– Fish production before conflict (1983) 218,500 Mt 93,000 Mt
– * Current Fish production 284,960 Mt 56,000 Mt
Education
–Student drop – out rate 3.80% 15%

* 1983 resource utilization levels not achieved

Source :- Respective Dept.& Assessment of needs in the conflict
affected areas - 2003
Selected Development Issues in NEP
 Poverty and Malnutrition
 Unemployment - Low Growth rate
 Vulnerability – Children, Widows, Women,
Elders and Disableds
 Housing
 Finance – Individual / Institutional inability
 Marketing
 Production Infrastructure
 Technology
 Inputs
Selected Development Issues in NEP
ContiE.
 Capacity constraints at all level -
Individual, Family , Institutions and
community

 Lack of accessibility and Linkages

 Implementation Issues
 Delay in procurement. (technical
evaluations and tender decisions)
 Capacity of the Executing and
Implementing agencies.
 Land and re-settlement related issues
 Inadequate MIS incomplete and delayed
reporting.
 Inadequate communication and
coordination among executing agencies,
Implementing agencies, donors and other
stakeholders.
 Implementation Issues
ContiE.
 Lack of qualified technical personnel
 Social reluctance & Conflict Environment
 Material Supply- Sand, Rubble, Metal, Iron,
Timber
 Inadequate Capable Contractors –
Financially, Technically, Professionally
 Cost of Material
 Capacity of higher level manpower in
departments
 Security Procedures
 Challenges to RRR
Macro Level Prospective
Context:
• War started in a virtually closed economy in
20th Century and ended in open market in
21st Century.
• North East is a conflict emerging society.
• Extensive damages and destruction.
• Extensive displacement, disabilities &
social consequences.
• Social & economic cost is extensive.
• Transition needs stable environment.
• NEP is in pre-transition stage.
RR & D initiatives:
• Initiatives started during the height of
the war.
• MoU raised aspirations.
• Multilaterals are the leading donors.

(List of projects available separately )

Double-gap situation:
• During the war time NEP suffered a
negative GDP.
• Living standards to be brought to the
present national levels (First gap).
• By that time national levels would have
gone up further.
• Accelerating strategies will be needed to
reach the new national goals (Second gap)
– probably by 2015.
Inadequate Policy frames:
• National sectoral policies are inadequate
to handle the needs of conflict emerging
societies.
- Regaining Sri Lanka &
- Poverty Reduction Strategy
do not have any strategy for North East.
• RRR framework depends on
complementary measures under national
policies.
Model for Rural Development:
• North East is essentially rural at the
moment.
• Suddenly opened to market forces.
• Presence of powerful corporate sector.
• There will not be a rural economy even
though the rural development takes place.
• Leading to unknown destiny.
Frame conditions:
• Possibilities of stalemate situation
- returning to war.
- decline in socio-economic condition
• Humanitarian based rehabilitation &
reconstruction will be the key process during
stalemate situation.
• Sustaining the benefits and rural assets created
questionable.
• Private sector dormancy.
• Frame conditions for sustainable investments yet
to evolve.
• Inadequate legal and Institutional frame work.
Regional Development without
Devolution:
• Regional development needs greater
devolution.
• Partial devolution without
complementary authorities/ not
adequate.
• Devolution hostile bureaucracy.
 RRR Funding Needs (Us$ Million)
Beyond Grand
Sector Immediate Medium
Medium Total
A. Protection and
105.9 89.6 6.1 201.6
Resettlement

B. Health 70.9 132.4 125.3 328.6

C. Education 54.4 83.4 44.4 183.1

D. Housing 132.4 173.2 304.4 610.0

E. Infrastructure 233.3 608.7 646.4 1488.5

F. Agriculture 67.5 63.1 11.1 141.7

G. Livelihoods, Employment /
30.3 53.5 12.9 96.7
skills and Micro finance
H. Capacity development and
14.4 18.0 3.2 35.6
Institution Strengthening
Total Needs- All Sectors 709.2 1222.9 1153.8 3085.8

Source:- Assessment of Needs in the conflict affected areas - 2003

 Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)
Capacity development and institution
Strengthening
Livelihoods, employment/ Skills
and Micro finance 30.3 14.4
105.9
67.5

Protection and
Agriculture Resettlement
Immediate
Total – 709.2 70.9
(Us$ Million) Health

Infrastructure Education
54.4

233.3
Housing

132.4
 Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)

Capacity development and

institution Strengthening
Livelihoods, employment /
Skills and Micro finance
53.5 18 89.6
63.1

132.4

Medium
Total – 1222.9 Health
(Us$ Million)
83.4
Education

Infrastructure
Housing
173.2

608.7
 Funding Requirements and Composition (Us$ Million)

Capacity development and

Livelihoods, employment / institution Strengthening
Skills and Micro finance
3.2
12.9 Protection and
Agriculture
11.1 6.1 Resettlement
Beyond 125.3
Health

Medium 44.4
Education

Total – 1222.9
(Us$ Million)
Housing
Infrastructure 304.4
646.4
RRR need & Rate of resource
Mobilization
Total need US $ - 3086mn
(100%)
National roads + railway + power - 733mn

General RRR need - 2353mn

Mobilized up to now
On going projects - US $ 267mn (4.9%).
(1999-2004) – NEIAP, NECORD & NEERP.

In pipe line - 377mn (12.1%)

(2004-2010) – CAARP, NEHP, NEIAP-II,
PEACE-II, NECCDEP.
To fill the First Gap Projection
(Exclusively for General RR&R)

• Current rate of Mobilization - US $ 104mn per

year.
• Required number of years to mobilize total
needs at present rate of mobilization – 22
years.
• For implementation 27 years required at current
rate.

First gap will end in 2027

? A worrying Factor.
Conclusion:
• Scenario is extremely complex.
• Successful redemption depends on
various factors other than economic.