Abstract:
This paper attempts to explore the
challenges faced by the Eastern Provincial Council
(EPC) of Sri Lanka with regard to human and fiscal
resources. It was found that, EPC had not been
bestowed the enough opportunities to establish its own
administration. In allocating staff to the EPC attention
had not been paid to provide staff with necessary
technical skills. EPC lacks control over the executive
level personnel supplied by the central government.
Above all, the fiscal devolution has not brought a
meaningful allocation of finances to meet the general
functions assigned to the EPC, thus making it
dependent largely on the central government’s funds.
