North Central Province, Sri Lanka

North Central Province (Sinhala: උතුරු මැද පළාත Uturumeda Palata, Tamil: வட மத்திய மாகாணம் Wada Maththiya Maakaanam) is a province of Sri Lanka. Its capital is Anuradhapura. The province is not densely populated, and it has a weak economy as the land tends to be dry tropical woodlands.

North Central Province

උතුරු මැද පළාත
வட மத்திய மாகாணம்
Province
Location within Sri Lanka
CountrySri Lanka
Created1873
Admitted14 November 1987
CapitalAnuradhapura
Largest CityAnuradhapura
Government
 • GovernorMaheepala Herath
Area
 • Total10,472 km2 (4,043 sq mi)
Area rank1st (16.31% of total area)
Population
 (2011 census)
 • Total1,259,567
 • Rank8th (5.91% of total pop.)
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
 (2010)[1]
 • TotalRs 232 billion
 • Rank7th (4.8% of total)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (Sri Lanka)
ISO 3166 codeLK-7
Vehicle registrationNC
Official LanguagesSinhalese, Tamil
Websitewww.nc.gov.lk

History

The centralised system of Sri Lanka, which is a Unitary State, failed to satisfy the aspirations of the people and there was growing insistence on decentralization of administrative processes in order to achieve rapid economic and social development of the country. In the Sri Lankan context, devolution means transferring political and administrative decision-making authority from central government to elected bodies at lower levels.

Cities

Towns

The instruments of devolution:

(i) The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (1987) and

(ii)The Provincial Councils Act No 42 of 1987

The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution provides for -

The establishment of Provincial Councils

The appointment and powers of the Governor of Provinces

Membership and tenure of Provincial Councils

The appointment and powers of the Board of Ministers

The legislative powers of the Provincial Councils

Alternative arrangements where there is a failure in the administrative machinery

The establishment of the High Court of the Province

The establishment of the Finance Commission


Provincial council

Provincial council is the main administrative and control body of the North Central Province which is the largest province in the country covered 16% of total country's land area. It consists two districts called Polonnaruwa and Anuradhapure; Anuradhapure is the largest district in the country. NCP also called Wew Bendi Rajje because there are more than 3000 medium and large scale tanks situated in the province. More than 65% of NCP's people depend on basic Agriculture and agro base industries.

North Central Province has numerous potentials for Investors to start their Businesses, specially Agriculture, agro based industries and Livestock sectors.

Administrative units
The two districts of the North Central Province.

Districts

Uturumeda is divided into 2 districts:

Education

Anuradhapura
  • Rajarata University of Sri Lanka - Anuradhapura
  • Open University of Sri Lanka – Anuradhapura
  • [SLIATE] Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technological Education - Anuradhapura
  • Teachers Training School - Anuradhapura
  • Technical college – Anuradhapura
  • Buddhsravaka Bhiksu University - Anuradhapura
  • [NITA] K.B.Rathnayake MW - Anuradhapura
  • University College of Anuradhapura (University of Vocational Technology) - Vidyala Mawatha, Anuradhapura
  • St. Joseph's College, Anuradhapura
  • Anuradhapura Central College

Polonnaruwa
  • Pulatishi - Polonnaruwa

See also

References
  1. :.News Line : North, East record highest GDP growth rate Archived 2012-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
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