GRAMARAJ

The Executive is vested in the Gramaraj elected by the Village Councils who elect one person per sector to represent them. That is five sectors per Grama Niladari division, c. 15'000  x 5  making about 75'000 people. This power is executed on their behalf at national level by a largely Ceremonial President who functions to sign laws in to existence but also on behalf of and in consultation with the Gramaraj to oversee the Supervisory Commissions, like the Police Commission, The Human Rights Commission, the Judicial Services Commissions etc., etc. The President also has the Right of Referral to the Gramaraj for a larger mandate for any legislation he deems necessary. 

The Gramaraj elects from within its members the Members of Parliament, the Urban Councils and the District Councils. The Gramaraj retains a Right of Recall over the people it elects. 

Each G.N. Area represents roughly 1500 people, which is about 300 people per sector. One need only campaign across one's G.N. area and so the cost of running a campaign is limited and localized. This is a brilliant idea of Navin's original design. 

The Provincial Councils maybe done away with as the Gramaraj will fulfill that function. 

Saradiel suggest we redraw Districts by watershed, as set out in the a Survey of Ancient Water works by A Dennis Fernando.

The Legislature, is Parliament whose members elect from amongst themselves a Prime Minister who commands the confidence of the house. The Prime Minister selects his cabinet from the MPs and forms the government of which he is the Head. 

Civil Service

One of the problems Sri Lanka is facing is the politicization of the Civil Service. The political secretaries of the Ministers becomes the Secretary of the Ministry with the senior Civil Service either spending their careers in purgatory or becoming useful to politicians to secure their positions. More often outsiders are parachuted in by the party in power. We want to change that to making sure that the Civil Service positions are only filled by SLAS officers. The same principle will apply to the Foreign Service with Envoy positions only going to the Diplomatic Service. 

The independence of the SLAS is ensured by the Supervisory Commissions reporting directly to the Gramaraj through the President. By forbidding political parachutists in to the SLAS and appointing Civil Society to those Commissions we ensure freedom from poltical interference as well as prevent rule by Mandarin.