Abstract:
The Census of Public and Semi Government Sector Employment conducted in 2016 is the eighth in the series of such censuses carried out by the Department of Census and Statistics since 1980. The Census covered all Public sector institutions coming under both the Central Government and Provincial Councils as well as the Semi Government Sector. The Census was carried out in all institutions throughout the country between 9.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. on 17 November 2016. The information collected at this census was canvassed through a questionnaire to be personally completed by employees themselves. This report is based on the summaries prepared manually at institutional level immediately after the census and contains information on employees at the work place they are currently attached to.
The overall planning and execution of the Census was carried out by the Research and Special Studies Division of the Department headed by Mrs. U.V. Jayakody, Deputy Director, under the able guidance of Mr. D.G.S.G Munasinghe, Additional Director General.
I wish to express my sincere appreciation to the Secretaries to the Ministries, Chief Secretaries of Provincial Councils, District Secretaries, Heads of institutions not coming under a ministry, Heads of Departments and other Government agencies and Semi Government institutions agencies both under the Central Government and Provincial Councils and Chief Census Coordinators appointed to liaise with the Department of Census and Statistics, other Coordinators representing respective agencies for the cooperation extended to the Department for the success of this Census.
Finally, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all Public and Semi Government sector employees for their cooperation which enabled the Department of Census and Statistics to successfully conduct the Census and release the preliminary period of time.
