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Department of National Archives
ජාතික ලේඛනාරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව தேசிய சுவடிகள் காப்பக திணைக்களம்
Main entrance to the National Archives in Colombo
Agency overview
Formed
October 1, 1966; 57 years ago (1966-10-01)
Preceding agencies
Department of the Government Archivist (1947-1966)
Archivist, Chief Secretary’s Office (1901-1947)
Keeper of Dutch Records (1803-1901)
Colonial Secretary of Ceylon (custodian of official records; c.1798-?)
The Department of National Archives (Sinhala: ජාතික ලේඛනාරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව jāthika lēkhanārakshana depārthamēnthuwa) is a government department in Sri Lanka which is the repository of the non-current records of the Government of Sri Lanka. The headquarters of the National Archives is situated along Reid Avenue in close proximity to Independence square, Colombo and has a branch office in Kandy.
^ ab"Budget Estimates 2017- Volume 3: Fiscal Year 2017". treasury.gov.lk. Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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