Cabinet appoints new DG for Export Agriculture

The Cabinet of Ministers approved this week the appointment of M. K. S. R. D. Samarasinghe as the new Director General of the Department of Export Agriculture, effective immediately.

Samarasinghe, a Special Grade officer in the Sri Lanka Scientific Service, was serving as the Additional Director General (Research) at the department. 

She succeeds A. P. P. Disna, who recently retired from the post.

The appointment follows a resolution forwarded by the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation seeking approval for her elevation to the top post at the department.