The Ministry of Law & Order established by the Extraordinary Gazette No 1823/70 dated 16-08-2013 had to face several amendments to its scope. This Ministry was established as Internal Security division under the scope of the Ministry of Defence by the Extraordinary Gazette No 2096/17 dated 05-11-2018.Subsequently the scope of the division was established under the preview of the state Ministry of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management by the Extraordinary Gazette No 2187/27 dated 09-08-2020.the Ministry of Public Security was thereafter established with amendments to the scope of the Internal Security Division by the Extraordinary Gazette No 2202/25 dated 20-11-2020.Since then this Ministry function under the scope of the Ministry of Public Security in terms of the government policies and plans of the year 2020 in order to ensure the internal security of the country.