Annual Performance Report 2017
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jd¾Isl ld¾h idOk jd¾;dj tUlhe;j nrayhw;Wif mwpf;if ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2017 md¾,sfïka;=fõ úmlaI kdhl ld¾hd,h ghuhSkd;wj;jpd; vjph;f;fl;rpj; jiythpd; mYtyfk; Office of the Leader of the Opposition වාක කාය සාධන වාතාව tUlhe;j nrayhw;Wif mwpf;if ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT ෂයד වැය jiyg;G 91 HEAD පාමේ엊뗔මේ විපක්ෂ ාාක ාකායක ghuhSkd;wj;jpd; vjph;f;fl;rpj; jiythpd; mYtyfk; OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION OF PARLIAMENT CONTENT Vision and Mission .............................................................................................. 1 1.Key Functions ................................................................................................... 3 2. Composition of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition ........................ 6 3. Cadre Details ................................................................................................... 7 3.1 Permanent Staff ...........................................................................................7 3.2 Personal Staff ..............................................................................................8 3.3 Organizational Structure .............................................................................9 3.4 Staff Changes in the Year 2017 ............................................................... 10 3.4.1 Permanent Staff ................................................................................. 10 3.4.2 Personal Staff ..................................................................................... 10 4. PERFORMANCE ......................................................................................... 11 4.1 General Performance .............................................................................. 11 4.2. Financial Performance ............................................................................ 15 4.2.1 Allocation and Expenditure for the year 2017 .................................. 15 4.2.2 Summary of Recurrent Expenditure and Capital Expenditure for the Year 2017 ..................................................................................................... 16 4.2.3 Public Officers Advance Account “B” – 2017 ................................. 16 HON. MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITION................................................... 17 VISION AND MISSION VISION Strong Opposition in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. MISSION ග To provide an optimum service to the Hon. Leader of the Opposition and Hon. Members of the Opposition in the accomplishment of their tasks in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2017 1.KEY FUNCTIONS P erforming the role of the Opposition in order to optimize outcomes of Sri Lanka Parliament is the main objective of the Office of the Leader of the Opposition of Parliament. Participating at the meetings of the . Informing the Parties of the Opposition Committee on Parliamentary Business, regarding the dates allocated for them to representing the Office of the Leader of present Adjournment Motions and the Opposition in order to prepare Questions in the House and coordinating Parliamentary Programme for each with the parties of the Opposition in the session week and record decisions taken submission of Adjournment Motions and at the meetings Questions to the Secretary General of Parliament. Informing all the Hon. Members of the . Forwarding questions to be asked from Opposition regarding the trilingual the Hon. Prime Minister, submitted by the Parliamentary Programme decided by the Hon. Members of the Opposition to the Committee on Parliamentary Business Secretary-General of Parliament. through letters, faxes, SMS, e-mail and telephone calls. Taking necessary actions to inform all Hon. Members of the Opposition to be . Preparing the list of speakers who present at the chamber when a division is participate in the Parliamentary debates anticipated and maintaining records with on behalf of the opposition and allocating regards to such voting. time slots for their speeches. Stationing the officers of this office on . Informing the Party Leaders of the Opposition about the scheduled dates and roster basis in the booth reserved for the Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition times of meetings of the Committee on Parliamentary Business chaired by the for the purpose of providing required assistance to Hon. Members of the Hon. Speaker. Opposition on every sitting day. Forwarding questions related to a matters . Preparing dockets containing Draft of urgent public importance, raised under Legislative Bills, Gazette Notifications, the Standing Oder No. 23/2 by the Party Draft Regulations, Amendments of the Leaders of the Opposition, to the Acts etc. related to the agenda items to Secretary General of Parliament. be taken in the Parliament in each sitting week and providing them to the Party OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION 3 Leaders of the Opposition for their Opposition (before laps of three months) reference. and forwarding the same to the Secretary . Preparing the schedule of the Committee General seeking approval of the Stage Annual Budget Programme for the Parliament. Third Reading of the Appropriation Bill Providing necessary background reports, in three languages as per the approval of information and court decisions etc. to the Cabinet of Ministers and making the Hon. Members of the Opposition upon their request. arrangements to distribute printed copies . of the same to relevant public Translating documents, submitted by the authorities. Hon. Members of the Opposition, into other two languages. Forwarding the names of the Hon. Forwarding leave applications for Members of the Opposition nominated overseas visits submitted by the Hon. by the Party Leaders of the Opposition Opposition Members, to the Hon. Leader for Sectoral Oversight Committees, to of the Opposition for approval. the Secretary-General of Parliament. Providing necessary assistance to the . Informing the Hon. Members of the Hon. Leader of the Opposition of Opposition with regard to scheduled Parliament in all official meetings. meetings of the Sectoral Oversight . Committees via e-mails and SMS. Maintaining a database with updated contact particulars of all Hon. Members . Covering all meetings of the Sectoral of the Opposition. Oversight Committees for the benefit of . Organizing meetings with diplomats, Hon. Members of the Opposition. foreign dignitaries and other VIPs who . Submitting nominations recommended wish to meet Hon. Leader of the by the Hon. Leader of the Opposition for Opposition and arranging protocol and Inter Parliamentary Union, logistic assistance for such meetings Commonwealth Parliamentary . Association, SAARC Parliamentarians’ Assisting the Hon. Leader of the Association and other relevant foreign Opposition in obtaining relevant conferences, workshops and training information from local and foreign programmes. institutions and individuals for official purposes. Preparing the Motions for leave of absence of the Hon. Members of the 4 OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2017 . Providing necessary arrangements and . Carrying out required repairs and assistance in all local and foreign compulsory maintenance work at the official tours of the Hon. Leader of the official residence of the Hon. Leader of Opposition. the Opposition at B12, Stanmore . Forwarding public grievances sent to Crescent, Colombo 07. the Hon. Leader of the Opposition to . Making necessary arrangements to relevant authorities for favourable provide facilities required for the responses and follow up actions official residence of the Hon. Leader of regarding public grievances. the Opposition. Organizing media briefings and issuing . Extending the anticipated coorporation press releases as per the instructions of and support from the Office of the Hon. Leader of the Opposition. Leader of the Opposition to the . Providing necessary assistance to the Secretary General of Parliament and his Parliamentary Group Meetings of the staff in carrying out their duties. Opposition convened by the Hon. Providing relevant information to Leader of the Opposition and Hon Chief ministries, departments and public Opposition Whip. institutions upon their request. Performing all administrative and . Taking necessary steps to uplift the financial functions of the Office of the institutional productivity by introducing Leader of the Opposition at Parliament new technological systems, conducting and the office at No. 30, Marcus workshops and training programmes. Fernando Mawatha, Colombo 07. OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION 5 2. COMPOSITION OF THE OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION Office of the Leader of the Opposition Office of the Leader of Office of the Leader of the Opposition the Opposition Located Located at No.30, Marcus Fernando at Parliament Mw., Colombo 07 Parlimantary Accounts Administration Private Staff of Affairs Division Division Division the Hon.Leader of the Opposition 6 OFFICE OF THE LEADER OF THE OPPOSITION ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REPORT 2017 3. CADRE DETAILS 3.1 Permanent Staff Serial Designation Service Approved No. No. 1. Secretary * 01 2. Senior Assistant Secretary Sri Lanka 01 Administrative Service – Class I 3. Assistant Secretary Sri Lanka 01 Administrative Service – Class III 4. Accountant Sri Lanka Accountant 01 Service – Class III 5. Coordinating Secretary of - 01 the Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition 6. Administrative Officer Public Management 01 Assistants’ Service – Supra 7. Translator Translators Service- 02 Class I 8. Public Management Public Management 12 Assistant