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Regional development in Sri Lanka is the result of the two concurrent processes namely , a development
process and a political process. The development process involved initially, infrastructure development,
irrigation development and land settlement associated with river basin development including the
multipurpose Accelerated Mahavveli Development Program in less developed areas. The political process
involved devolution aimed at greater power sharing by sub national governments. The main visible power ’
sharing by Act No 42 of 1987. enabled the devolution of power to a sy stem of Provincial Councils
The analysis is based on mainly secondary data obtained from literature and regional centres which are
established in the North Central Province in Sri Lanka. The objective of the study is to identify the main
constrains to development of the region.
The uneven development among Provinces in the periphery can be illustrated by using a number of
indicators such as the differential contribution of Provinces to the National GDP. per capita income and the
allocation of government expenditure. In addition, some of the physical, social and economic factors are
affected to both adverse and beneficial ways to development of the region.
