Department of National Archives Sri Lanka

Vision Systematic management and conservation of public records as a part of National Cultural Heritage. Mission Implementation of the National Archives Act No. 48 of 1973 and its subsequent amendments and preparing rules and regulations relating to the accrual of Public Records and unique Private Collections as permanent deposits. Management and Preservation of traditional (Palm leaf and Papers) and non-traditional (Digital) government records basing on relevant stipulated rules and regulations. Receive Newspapers and Publications for legal deposit in terms of the relevant laws, making facilities to retrieve information from its holdings for use by the government for its administrative processes and for research purposes by the public Historical Background According to the local chronicles and historical records there was an officer who was in charge of the Royal (Kings) Archives. The 19th century account of Hay Macdowall reveals that there was an officer called MahaMohotti(Chief...