{"id":4582,"date":"2026-02-12T13:38:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/prisons.gov.lk\/web\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2026-06-03T13:40:40","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T08:10:40","slug":"best-annual-report-and-award-ceremony-for-accounts-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/prisons.gov.lk\/web\/en\/best-annual-report-and-award-ceremony-for-accounts-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Annual Report and Award Ceremony for Accounts -2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The 9 th Best Annual Report and Accounts Awards\u20132024 (BARA Awards\u20132024), jointly organized by the<br \/>\nInstitute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CA SL) and the Association of Public Finance<br \/>\nAccountants of Sri Lanka (APFASL) was held on February 5, 2026, at the Bandaranaike Memorial<br \/>\nInternational Conference Hall.<\/p>\n<p>Several invited guests including the Hon. Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Mr.Nishantha<br \/>\nJayaweera, who graced the occasion as the Chief Guest, Secretary to the Ministry of Public<br \/>\nAdministration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Mr. Aloka Bandara, President of CA Sri<br \/>\nLanka, Mr. Tishan Subasinghe, Vice President of CA Sri Lanka, Ms.Anoji de Silva, President of<br \/>\nAPFASL, Mr. V. Kanagasabapathy, and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Chartered<br \/>\nAccountants of Sri Lanka, Ms.Lakmali Priyangika, attended to the ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The Performance Report\\\u2013 2024 submitted by the Department of Prisons was awarded the Silver Award<br \/>\nunder the Central Government Departments category. The event was attended by Additional<br \/>\nCommissioner General of Prisons, Mr.R.Prasad Hemantha Kumara, and Deputy Director (Planning),<br \/>\nMs.K. Mahathanthila.<\/p>\n<p>At this ceremony, over 600 public and affiliated institutions participated in this year&amp;#39;s awards ceremony. It<br \/>\nis noteworthy that the Department of Prisons was previously awarded the Gold Award for Public<br \/>\nDepartments in 2021 for its 2020 Performance Report, and has been continuously recognized for three<br \/>\nconsecutive years. The consecutive recognition was achieved as a result of the collective contribution<br \/>\nmade by the Accounts Division, Planning Division, and other divisions of the Department of Prisons,<br \/>\ntogether with all prisons acting as one team.<\/p>\n<\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-gallery-1 .fusion-gallery-image {border:0px solid #e2e2e2;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-gallery fusion-gallery-container fusion-grid-3 fusion-columns-total-6 fusion-gallery-layout-grid fusion-gallery-1\" style=\"margin:-5px;\"><div style=\"padding:5px;\" class=\"fusion-grid-column fusion-gallery-column fusion-gallery-column-3\"><div class=\"fusion-gallery-image fusion-gallery-image-liftup\"><a href=\"http:\/\/prisons.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_6_11zon.jpg\" rel=\"noreferrer\" data-rel=\"iLightbox[gallery_image_1]\" class=\"fusion-lightbox\" target=\"_self\"><img src=\"http:\/\/prisons.gov.lk\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3_6_11zon.jpg\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1366\" 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