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Annual Performance & Accounts Report of the District Secretariat Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 Annual Performance And Accounts Report Jaffna District 2020 Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 Contents Description Page No 1. Institutional Profile / Executive Summary 01 1.1 Introduction 01 1.2 Vision and Mission, Objectives of the Institution 01 1.3 Key Functions 01 1.4 Organizational Chart 02 1.5 Divisional Secretariats of the District Secretariat 03 1.6 Basic Statistical Information of the District 03 2. Progress and the Future Outlook From the Government Agent 04 3. Overall Financial Performance for the Year Ended 31st December 2020 06 3.1 Statement of Financial Performance 06 3.2 Statement of Financial Position 07 3.3 Statement of Cash Flows 08 3.4 Notes to the Financial Statements 09 3.5 Performance of the Revenue Collection 14 3.6 Performance of the Utilization of Allocation 15 3.7 In terms of F.R.208 Grant of Allocations for Expenditure to this District Secretariat as an agent of the Other Ministries 16 3.8 Performance of the Reporting of Non – Financial Assets 21 3.9 Auditor General’s Report 22 4. Performance Indicators 41 4.1 Performance Indicators of the Institute (Based on the Action Plan) 41 5. Performance of the Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 46 5.1 Indicate the Identified Respective Sustainable Developments Goals 46 5.2 Achievements and Challenges of the Sustainable Developments Goals 66 6. Human Resource Profile 68 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 6.1 Cadre Management 68 6.1.1 Shortage or excess in human resources has been affected to the performance of the institute 70 6.2 Human Resource Development 73 6.2.1 Contribution of the Training Programme in the Performance of the institution 74 7. Compliance Report 75 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 1. Institutional Profile / Executive Summary 1.1 Introduction In view of promoting the local producers of the Objectives of the Jaffna District, enabling The Jaffna District Secretariat Institution them to obtain the is having easy administrative financial benefits and structure by the inclusion of Introducing innovation the administrative activities of physical resources and the Jaffna District, the capital planning the of Northern Province into Providing efficient development plans. services four major geographical zones namely Valikamam, While assisting the rural Vadamaradchi, Thenmaradchi Upgrading the life level people for their and Islands and by further standard of rural people education and health, dividing them into 15 uplifting the life Divisional Secretariat Preserving the cultural standard of those who divisions. and traditional values are under the poverty line by providing reliefs 1.2 Vision and Preparing self - guarding and livelihood Mission, Objectives or protective measures assistances. against the natural of the Institution disasters Ensuring to provide pure public services at the Coordination activities rural, divisional and VISION in divisional and rural district levels that accomplishing the birth, Offering excellent, levels marriage and death efficient and effective registrations without services through the district 1.3 Key Functions delays. administration by utilizing modern technical By forming committees strategies. Arranging computer at the rural levels by the networks for the District Disaster Management MISSION Secretariat and Service Unit, rendering Promoting the socio- Divisional Secretariats. immediate disaster relief economic development of Introducing the internal services instantly. the people in the district, and external networking In order to preserve the divisional and rural levels systems. cultural and traditional and protecting their unique values conducting the aesthetic, cultural and Providing trainings cultural festivals timely. traditional values by required for the posts of adopting state policies via Government Officers. Coordination of election the optimal utilization of affairs. resources received. DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 Chart Chart 4 Organizational 1. DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 1.5 Divisional Secretariats of the District Secretariat 01 Divisional Secretariat - Delft 08 Divisional Secretariat - Chankanai 02 Divisional Secretariat - Velanai 09 Divisional Secretariat - Uduvil 03 Divisional Secretariat - Kayts 10 Divisional Secretariat - Tellippalai 04 Divisional Secretariat - Karainagar 11 Divisional Secretariat - Kopay 05 Divisional Secretariat - Jaffna 12 Divisional Secretariat - Chavakachcheri 06 Divisional Secretariat - Nallur 13 Divisional Secretariat - Karaveddy 07 Divisional Secretariat - Sandilipai 14 Divisional Secretariat – Point Pedro 15 Divisional Secretariat - Maruthankerny 1.6 Basic Statistical Information of the District Number of the Member of Name of the District Jaffna Nil Provincial Council Province Northern Province Number of Families 201,941 Extent of Whole Area 1,025 sq.km Number of Housing Units 140,231 Population 624,155 Number of the Office of 2 Females 321,414 Land Registrars Registrar of Marriages, Males 302,741 31 Births and Deaths Number of Voters 479,584 Additional Registrar of 10 Marriages Number of Polling Stations 508 Medical Registrar of Births 02 and Deaths Registrar of Muslim Number of Polling Divisions 10 01 Marriages Number of Divisional Schools (National) 7 15 Secretariats Schools (Provincial) 443 Number of Grama Niladhari 435 Divisions Government Hospitals 1 Provincial Council’s Number of Villages 1,453 27 Hospitals Municipal Councils 1 Number of the Officers of 152 District Secretariat Urban Councils 3 Number of the Officers of 1721 Pradeshiya Sabah 13 Divisional Secretariats Number of the Member of Number of the “Nilasewana” 7 20 Parliament Offices Established DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 Special Achievements in coastal fishing Lack of transportation District Level communities has been facilities and proper access done. road facilities. 1st and 2nd phases of the construction of Economic Renovation of Agro-wells, Lack of modern Centre at Madduvil have Promotion of Paddy and technologies and the been completed at the Other Crop Cultivation has preservation facilities. Chavakachcheri Divisional been done. Secretariat Division, Lack of industries to create st Jaffna for revolutionizing 1 phase of Reactivation job opportunities. the marketing of and Reconstruction of agricultural products to Fishery Harbor of the Lack of funds for help producers and Myliddy in Tellippalai rehabilitating the road consumers. have been completed and network. the Harbor has been Housing units containing operated for fishing Future Goals activities. 85 new houses and 24 new houses were built at the Strengthening Cultural cost of Rs. 01 million and Challenges Values and Traditions. Rs. 06 lakhs respectively and provided to most Pollution of groundwater Poverty eradication. deprive displaced families, and unavailability of still languishing in Jaffna- perennial fresh water Promoting agricultural based welfare centers. sources in the Jaffna domestic production and District. ensuring sustainable The Free Connections of growth of people oriented the electricity facility for With a limited sewage economy. 1148 the Individual treatment system, water households in 2020 were ways around the peninsula Promoting enterprise with provided in Jaffna District. are being exposed to high value addition and contamination. encourage enterprises with Construction and available local raw improvement of 155.62 A lack of marketing materials. Km of rural access roads facilities, fort and also in Jaffna have been done. airport are to form a Increasing the deep sea market system to trade in a fishing and fish production Construction of Psychiatric given product or service. Centre Construction of Sustainable usage of the Nurses Quarters and Fluctuations in the prices natural resources Renovation of Equipped of building materials and Wards to the hospitals in the pressure of instability. Increased wealth creation the Jaffna District have with increased been provided. Illegal and excessive sand employment and living mining in Jaffna Peninsula. standards Price fluctuation of the Rural Infrastructure agricultural products. Development for poor DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 st 3. Overall Financial Performance for the Year Ended 31 December 2020 3.1 Statement of Financial Performance DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 3.2 Statement of Financial Position DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 3.3 Statement of Cash Flows DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 3.4 Notes to the Financial Statements DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 DISTRICT SECRETARIAT, JAFFNA Annual Performance and Accounts Report 2020 3.5 Performance of the Revenue Collection Description 2019 2020 Revenue of the Revised Code Revenue Actual Estimate Actual Code Estimate Registration fees relevant to the 34,995,415.50 28,890,000.00
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