New State Ministers Appointed By President

*State Ministers*

Chamal Rajapaksa : State Minister of , Internal Defence & Disaster Management

Priyankara Jayaratne : State Minister of Foreign employment & market diversification.

Duminda Dissanayake : State Minister of Solar Power, Wind & Hydro power development

Dayasiri Jayasekara : State Minister of Bathik & Local apparel

Lasantha Alagiyawanna : State Minister of Coorperative services & consumer affairs

Sudarshani Fernandopulle : State Minister of Prison reforms

Arundika Fernando :State Minister of Diversification of Coconut, Kithul, Sesame and Rubber Cultivation and Allied Industrial Products, Production and Export

Nimal Lanza : State Minister of Rural roads & other infastructure

Jayantha Samaraweera : State Minister of Warehousing Facilities, Container Yards, Ports Supply Facilities and Boat and Shipping Industry Development.

Roshan Ranansinghe – State Minister of Land Management and State Enterprise Lands and Property Development.

Kanaka Herath : State Minister of Company Establishment Reforms, Tea Estate Crops, Tea Factory Modernisation and Tea Export Diversification.

Vidura Wickramanayaka :State Minister of Promotion of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Artists

Janaka Wakkumbura :State Minister of Development of Small Plantation Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, and Betel Allied Export Promotion.

Vijitha Berugoda : State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Bhikku Education, Priven and Buddhist Universities

Shehan Semasinghe :State Minister of Samurdhi Home Economy, Micro-finance, Self-employment, Business Development and Utilisation State Resource Development.

Mohan de Silva :State Minister of Regulation of Fertiliser Production and Supply, Use of Chemical Fertiliser and Pesticides.

Lohan Rathwaththe :State Minister of Gem and Jewelry related Industries.

Dilum Amunugama : State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services, Carriages and Automotive Industries.

Wimalaweera Dissanayaka :State Minister of Wildlife Conservation, Protection Programmes including Elephants and Ditch Construction, Re-responsibility and Forest Resource Development.

Tharaka Balasuriya : State Minister of Regional Cooperation.

Indika Anurudhdha : State Minister of Rural Home and Construction, Building Materials and Industry Promotion.

Kanchana Wijesekera :State Minister of Fisheries, Freshwater Fish and Shrimp Farming Development, Multi-Day Fisheries and Fish Exports.

Sanath Nishantha : State Minister of Development of Rural and Regional Water Network Projects.

Sarath Weerasekara :State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs.

Anuradha Jayaratne : State Minister of Development of Rural Paddy Fields and Associated Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation