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150 investigators appointed to probe misconduct in state institutions
Colombo, March 14 (Daily Mirror) - A new pool of 150 investigative officers has been created to strengthen the investigation of misconduct in government institutions, the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government announced.
The move comes amid a growing number of complaints and requests for preliminary investigations received by the Ministry’s Investigation Unit from state institutions as well as bodies such as the Public Service Commission, the Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).
Officials noted that the Investigation Unit currently operates with only about 20 investigation officers, making it difficult to handle the large number of complaints and requests received daily from ministries, departments, state corporations, boards and authorities.
To address this shortage, the Ministry called for applications from public officials across government institutions to create a pool of trained primary investigation and complaint-handling officers.
Accordingly, 150 officers were selected and grouped into three batches of 50, with each batch undergoing a 14-day training programme aimed at improving investigative and complaint-handling skills.
The first training programme commenced on February 5, 2026, and 42 officers who successfully completed the training received their certificates at a ceremony held at the Narahenpita Nila Medura Auditorium.
The event was held under the patronage of Deputy Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ruwan Senarath.
The initiative also aims to establish trained investigation officers within their respective workplaces while enabling them to assist the Ministry’s Investigation Unit in handling misconduct complaints referred from external institutions.
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