Kachcheri

A kachcheri or district secretariat is the principal government department that administrates a district in Sri Lanka. Since there are 25 districts, there are 25 kachcheris.

The main tasks of the District Secretariat involve coordinating communications and activities of the central government and Divisional Secretariats. The District Secretariat is also responsible for implementing and monitoring development projects at the district level and assisting lower-level subdivisions in their activities, as well as revenue collection and coordination of elections in the district. The head of a District Secretariat is the District Secretary also known as the Government Agent.