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Mr. G. U. K. Algewattage

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General Information

Telephones : +94 11 2 186031
Fax Nos : +94 11 2 186025
Email : nposl@nps.lk
Website : www.productivity.gov.lk

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Productivity Development Assistance

1.1 Vision

To enable Sri Lanka to face the International Competitiveness through the promotion of productivity and certificate to the National Development and enhancing standard of life.

1.2 Mission

To be the centre of Excellence in Productivity Promotion in Sri Lanka

1.3 Background

The National Productivity Secretariat (NPS) was established under the Ministry of Labour Relation & Manpower after transferring its function from Ministry of Industries in 2005. Since 2002, The National Productivity Secretariat has started launching its functions under four main streams. Namely, Productivity improvement of the public sector, Productivity improvement of the private sector, Productivity Improvement of the Community Level.

In addition, NPS is the body of coordinating and implementing activities of Asian Productivity Organization. ?The Main functions of the NPS are creating a culture of Productivity disseminating the knowledge or Productivity to every sector in the county. Assid Improving Productivity in all sector in Sri Lanka normally public sector, School sector and community level.

NPS uses unions’ methodologies to disseminate knowledge on productivity and make every citizen aware on productivity concepts. Some of them are training programs, workshops, demonstration projects, Video and TV programs, publications etc, Further; NPS has very strong links with Asian Productivity Organization in Japan. After establishment of NPS UNDER THE Ministry of Labour Relation and Manpower, the relation between NPS and APO has been strengthen further, Under the APO Productivity Promotion Program. Sri Lanka gets member of training opportunities. Hence, NPS has been able to expand its activities in wider scale. Having assistance concepts & tools. This would lead to improve the Productivity in every sector in Sri Lanka.

1.4 Objectives of the National Productivity Secretariat

1. To encourage the development and improvement of the nation’s labour force to improve international competitiveness.

2. To contribute towards increased individual productivity through innovative approaches to labour management relations at enterprises level and within the public sector.

3. To initiate reforms of those aspects of the nations legal frame work including public service rules and regulations that impede productivity growth.

4. To coordinate the nation’s productivity enhancement of such efforts and provide focus on productivity programme.

5. To contribute toward improved resource management in both public and private sectors.

6. To establish National Productivity Standards and targets taking in to account of the different circumstance in various sectors and industries.

7. To raise awareness of the society at large on the nature of Productivity and the importance of productivity improvement to individual well being and national progress.

8. To assess new policy initiatives of the government Ministries and agencies, with a view to advertising on their policy adjustments require for the maximum compatibility with the productivity movement.