Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has acted to revise the scope of several Ministries, amending the functions, departments, statutory institutions, and State corporations under their purview. A gazette notification confirming these changes was issued under the signature of Presidential Secretary Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.

The Department of Civil Defence, previously under the Defence Ministry has been transferred to the Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.

Similarly, the Bureau of Rehabilitation, under the Justice and National Integration Ministry has also been placed under the Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry.

Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited, formerly under the Health Ministry has bee...