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Jaffna for the Year 2017 Annual Performance and Accounts Report Jaffna District 2017 Contents Description Page No 1. Message ..................................................................................................................................................................... 01 1.1 Message of the Government Agent / District Secretary - Jaffna ......................................................................... 01 2. Introduction of District Secretariat ............................................................................................................................. 02 2.1 Vision and Mission Statement ................................................................................................................................ 02 2.2 Objectives of District Secretariat ........................................................................................................................... 02 2.3 Activities of District Secretariat ............................................................................................................................. 02 3. Introduction of the District .......................................................................................................................................... 03 3.1 Borders of the District: ........................................................................................................................................... 04 3.2 Historical Importance of Jaffna District ............................................................................................................... 04 3.3 About Natural Resourses of the District……………………………………………………….………………...04 3.4 Livelihood Patterns of the people of the District or main commercial and economic activities .................... 05 3.5 Irrigation System of the District ............................................................................................................................ 07 3.6 Population Information of the District .................................................................................................................. 09 3.7 Rainfall pattern of the District ............................................................................................................................... 10 3.8 Basic Statistical Information of the District .......................................................................................................... 13 4. Organizational Structure & Approved Cadre ........................................................................................................... 14 4.1 Organizational Structure ........................................................................................................................................ 14 4.2 Approved Cadre Details ......................................................................................................................................... 15 5. Performance .................................................................................................................................................................. 17 5.1 Progress of General Administration Activities .................................................................................................... 17 5.1.1 Performance of Grama Niladhari ............................................................................................................ 17 5.1.2 Internal Audit Branch Activities .............................................................................................................. 18 5.1.3 Revenue Collection Activities ................................................................................................................... 19 5.1.4 Department of Manpower & Employment Activities ........................................................................... 20 5.1.5 Media unit activities .................................................................................................................................. 21 5.1.6 Land Use Policy Planning Activities ........................................................................................................ 21 5.1.7 Elections Offices Activities ........................................................................................................................ 23 5.1.8 Registrar General’s Department Northern Zone Activities .................................................................. 24 5.1.9 District Disaster Management Coordinating Unit Activities ……………………………....................26 5.1.10 National Disaster Relief Services Centre Activities …………………………………………………. 29 5.1.11 Engineering unit Activities ..................................................................................................................... 32 5.1.12 Motor Traffic Department’s Activities ................................................................................................. 37 5.1.13 Pension Activities ..................................................................................................................................... 38 5.1.14 Census & Statistics Branch Activities .................................................................................................... 38 5.1.15 Central Environmental Authority Activities ......................................................................................... 40 5.1.16 Consumer Affairs Activities ................................................................................................................... 41 5.1.17 Administration Branch Activities .......................................................................................................... 44 5.1.18 Establishment Branch Activities ............................................................................................................ 48 5.1.19 Measurement Units Activities ................................................................................................................ 51 5.1.20 Regional Consular Office Activities ....................................................................................................... 52 5.1.21 Marine Environment Protection Authority Activities ......................................................................... 53 5.1.22 Small Enterprise development Activities............................................................................................... 53 5.2 Progress of Social Services and Cultural .............................................................................................................. 55 5.2.1 Cultural and Religious Activities ............................................................................................................. 55 5.2.2 District Child Development Committee Activities .................................................................................. 56 5.2.3 Social Security Programme Activities ..................................................................................................... 57 5.2.4 Social Service Activities ............................................................................................................................ 58 5.2.5 District Sports Activities ........................................................................................................................... 59 5.3 Progress of Development Activities ....................................................................................................................... 63 5.3.1 Department of Industries Activities ......................................................................................................... 63 5.3.2 Rural Development Activities ................................................................................................................... 70 5.3.3 Department of Samurdhi Activities ......................................................................................................... 74 5.3.4 Department of Agriculture Activities ...................................................................................................... 78 5.3.5 District Planning Activities ....................................................................................................................... 82 5.3.6 Resettlement Unit Activities ..................................................................................................................... 93 5.4 Annual Accounts ................................................................................................................................................... 100 Auditor General Report……………………………………………………………………………...110 1. Message 1.1 Message of the Government Agent / District Secretary – Jaffna Allocated for rural infrastructure development programme in 15 Divisional Secretariat Division by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs in order to upgrade the livelihood and infrastructure of the public. In addition, I wish to inform that 116 programme are completed using the fund for the amount of 654.68 million rupees allocated by the Ministry of Reconciliation and National Integration and I specially wish to mention that the equipment/s This Handbook provide evidence of efficient and provided to the maternity unit and pediatric high successful performance on fulfilling the needs of dependency unit of the Base Hospital day to day life of the people and the Thellipalai, livelihood assistance to 1350 development of the infrastructure in the years of families and the completion of construction of 2017 by careful planning, using the
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