Director of Information M.G. Jayatissa, has been appointed the Right to Information (RTI) Officer for the Department of Government Information.

He can be contacted on 0112- 513953 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Director General Information Dr. Ranga Kalansooriya has been appointed Appeal Officer for the Department of Government Information and can be contacted on 0112- 512751 or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

The Right to Information Bill was passed in Parliament on June 24, 2016 and signed into Act by the Speaker on August 4, 2016. It came into effect on February 3 midnight.