“Formulating policies to ensure co-ordination and guidance regarding activities relating to Education, Cultural Affairs, Sports & Youth Affairs and ensuring the building of the latent potentials in every Individual and creating a society with a balanced personality in the Northern Province.”

Objectives

• To provide Education facilities for all children with school going age and ensure physical, mental, moral, cultural and social growth and development of them.
• To provide them with appropriate Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes expected in life.
• To increase the rate of school enrolment by giving effect to the “Education for All” policy prevailing in Sri Lanka.
• To promote life by educating the School – leavers through programmes of Non-formal Education and other related activities.
• To promote the Moral and Spiritual development of Youths and inculcate in them the values conducive to Communal Amity, Peace and Good Citizenship.
• To promote and preserve the Cultural Heritage of all communities in the Northern Province.
• To give encouragement to youths in the participation of all sports activities this will contribute to their Physical Development and Social behaviour.
• To develop youth’s personality and skills to participate fully in socio- economic development of the country.
• To improve quality and relevance of the vocational and technical training sector for creating a globally employable workforce.
• To enhance opportunities for youth to being a sustainable livelihood by creating an entrepreneurial culture among youth.