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Atlas v0.1 · Right to information · Right to service

Sri Lanka

Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka · ISO LKA

Sri Lanka has a rated national right-to-information law (adopted 2016, scored 131/150 by the RTI Rating, checked 2026-07-05), and a candidate service-rights route exists that we have not confirmed against the official text. Subdivision entries below marked “to confirm” are tasks, not facts.

Your first move, anywhere

Request legal route, responsible officer, fees, timeline, appeal route, and one high-value record: budget, contract, land, hospital stock, service standard, audit, court delay, police complaint, or procurement payment.

Convert the legal right into a citizen test: receipt, tracking number, statutory deadline, written reasons, actual record release, appeal, and proactive publication.

Capture flags to watch: Delay; discretion; opacity; fragmentation; fear; patron dependency; counterfeit transparency

Right to information

Sourced

National lawRight to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 Official text still to confirm before you rely on it.
Constitutional provisionConstitutional RTI amendment and RTI Act No. 12 of 2016
RTI Rating score131/150 · rank 4 · Very strong legal framework
Where the law is strong and weakRight of access 5/6 · Scope 28/30 · Requesting procedures 26/30 · Exceptions and refusals 23/30 · Appeals 29/30 · Sanctions and protections 4/8 · Promotional measures 16/16

Source: RTI Rating country data · last checked 2026-07-05

Right to service

To confirm

StatusCandidate legal family, needs official verification
Legal familyCitizen charter / ombudsman / administrative justice route
Candidate route (to confirm)Verify citizen or client service charter, ombudsman jurisdiction, judicial-review/administrative-justice statute, digital-service standards and sectoral deadlines.
The usability test to runReceipt + tracking + deadline + written reason + appeal + remedy + claimant protection
NoteDo not count a Public Service Commission as RTS unless it creates enforceable service standards for citizens.

Sources: OECD Administrative Simplification

Help confirm this

Search the official gazette and government sites for: "Sri Lanka" "right to service" OR "public service guarantee" OR "citizen charter" OR "service charter" OR "administrative procedure" OR "ombudsman". Found the law? Send it through the route below.

Inside Sri Lanka: 34 subdivisions

Where a subdivision shows a cited law, the citation comes from the named source and the official text still needs confirming. Where it shows nothing, the national law may apply and the local rules are unconfirmed.

What to confirm at your local office, whichever subdivision you are in

Records that should already be published: Budget; procurement; contract awards; payment status; public land; service standards; audit reports; subsidies; court/police/hospital/school records.

CodeSubdivisionTypeAccess-law statusSource · checked
LK-1Western ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-11ColomboDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-12GampahaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-13KalutaraDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-2Central ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-21KandyDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-22MataleDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-23Nuwara EliyaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-3Southern ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-31GalleDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-32MataraDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-33HambantotaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-4Northern ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-41JaffnaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-42KilinochchiDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-43MannarDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-44VavuniyaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-45MullaittivuDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-5Eastern ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-51BatticaloaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-52AmparaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-53TrincomaleeDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-6North Western ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-61KurunegalaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-62PuttalamDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-7North Central ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-71AnuradhapuraDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-72PolonnaruwaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-8Uva ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-81BadullaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-82MonaragalaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-9Sabaragamuwa ProvinceProvinceNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-91RatnapuraDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05
LK-92KegallaDistrictNo local law confirmed · national law may apply: Right to Information Act No. 12 of 2016 To confirmsource · 2026-07-05

Right to service, all 34 subdivisions: Candidate legal family, needs official verification (inherited from the national status above).

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