{"id":1530,"date":"2023-11-18T19:02:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-18T13:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10034\/?page_id=1530"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:36:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T09:06:25","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cm.nc.gov.lk\/en_us\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1530\" class=\"elementor elementor-1530\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-134b877 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"134b877\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aabdc3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-htsliderpro-addons\" data-id=\"aabdc3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"htsliderpro-addons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Jayasinghe\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tChief Secretary \/\nOffice of the Chief Secretary \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71146b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71146b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4bff1 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--mobile-layout-image-above elementor-cta--valign-middle elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"6c4bff1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg elementor-bg\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/cm.nc.gov.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/New-Project-4.png);\" role=\"img\" aria-label=\"secretory sir\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__bg-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tK.M.H.S.K.Jayalath\t\t\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSecretary \/ \nChief Ministry\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b30cda9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b30cda9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0958c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d0958c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3e7b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cz_service_box\" data-id=\"8a3e7b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cz_service_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"services clr style1 cz_sbi_fx_7a left\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><i class=\"far fa-gem\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Vision<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 22px;\">A good society, A prosperous province<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cca71b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cca71b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a44606 elementor-widget elementor-widget-cz_service_box\" data-id=\"3a44606\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"cz_service_box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"services clr style1 cz_sbi_fx_7a left\"><div class=\"service_custom\"><i class=\"far fa-paper-plane\"><\/i><\/div><div class=\"service_text\"><h3>Mission<\/h3><div class=\"cz_wpe_content\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 22px;\">To develop local government, rural infrastructure, religious affairs, alternative energy, mass media and communication, libraries, printing and technical services, public welfare and empowerment, tourism, education, culture, and early childhood education with the good participation and transparency of all stakeholders, and to promote information technology in the province.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef8dc52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ef8dc52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8ff9a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a8ff9a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30a1994 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30a1994\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Publications<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-850108d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"850108d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.17.0 - 08-11-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding-left: 40px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><strong><em>Welcome to our Publications Hub,\u00a0 Click here to view our sectors, operations, and for any information you may require.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502b229 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"502b229\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46b8e3e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"46b8e3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en_us\/right-to-information-act\/\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star-of-david\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/en_us\/right-to-information-act\/\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRight to Information Act\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2915e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c2915e5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cb82b2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6cb82b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aeea33b elementor-view-framed elementor-shape-circle elementor-position-top elementor-mobile-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"aeea33b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-icon elementor-animation-\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-building\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDevelopment 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