Internal Audit Division of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, operates under a Chief Internal Auditor who is directly accountable to the Secretary to the Ministry as per Financial Regulation No 133 It consists of an approved staff consisting of 12 Internal Auditors, including the Head of the Branch, an Office Assistant and a Driver.

Divisions, departments and institutions that function under the Public Administration Division of the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government

Divisions

• All divisions in the Public Administration Division

Departments

• Department of Pensions

Institutions

• Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration.
• Distance Learning Center .
• National Human Resources Development Council.
• Public Service Pensioners’ Trust Fund.

Functions of the Internal Audit Division

• The internal audit activities of the Ministry and the institutions supervised under the Ministry are conducted in the following manner in accordance with the appointment made under Section 40 of the National Audit Act in order to ensure that the responsibility of the Chief Accounting Officer is fulfilled as per Sections 38 (b) and (f) of the said Act, the powers vested in the Internal Audit Division by Financial Regulations 133 and 134 and the directives of the Management Audit Department Circular No. 01/2025 dated 28.04.2025..
• Verifying whether the internal inspection and administrative system operated within the Department/ Institution in order to avoid frauds and malpractices is successful in its activities and in the aspect planning.
• Confirming the credibility of the accounts and other reports and examining whether the required information is provided by the accounting system applied for the purpose of preparing correct financial statements.
• Evaluation of the quality of the performance of the staff of the institution in the performance of their duties and responsibilities.
• Verifying as to what extent the assets of the Department/ Institution are protected from the possible damages.
• Verifying whether the Establishment Code, Financial Regulations of the Government, Circulars and other instructions issued from time to time by the General Treasury and the Ministry in charge of the subject of public administration are followed properly.
• Verifying the adequacy of the internal administrative system applied to avoid as well as review the wastage, useless and over expenses.
• Inspection on the account procedure of the Department and the operations which causes certain expenses and verifying as to whether the properties and assets of the Department are utilized efficiently and economically.
• Conducting special investigations wherever necessary.
• Carrying out system analysis and performance analysis in order to ensure productive performance.
• Taking action as per the instructions and guidelines issued from time to time by Department of Management Audit, conducting the meetings of the Audit and Management Committee of the Ministry once in every three months, taking follow up action to verify the progress in the implementation of the decisions taken at such meetings are also fallen under the scope of this division.
• Focus on corruption, fraud and irregularities related to pensions by examining pension payments and working to resolve issues in the pension payment database and pension files.

Important documents which support the tasks and decisions of Internal Audit Division

• Establishments Code
• Financial Regulations
• Public Administration Circulars
• Management Audit Circulars
• Internal Audit Guideline

Contact Details

Mr. S.P. Gamini Chief Internal Auditor Tel : +94 11 2667171 (Ext - 134) Fax : +94 11 2683135 E-mail : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.