The Cultural Promotion Division of the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, has been established under 03 units as follows to make ease to perform the functions to be carried out at present more productively.
- Cultural Programme Unit
- Construction Unit
- Research, Supervision and Investigation Unit
Accordingly, the role performed by each of these units is given below.
Cultural Programme Unit
- Approval of skill development courses of cultural centers and registration of resource persons.
- Verification of vouchers related to Skill Development Courses and the officers of Centers and submission of such vouchers for payment.
- Coordination of special cultural programmes implemented by cultural centers.
- Repairing of goods and services of cultural centers.
- Conducting the Prathibha Inter - Cultural Center Creative skill Competition.
- Conducting of Creative skill competition for Public employees
- Conducting the National Literary Arts Festival.
- Presentation of cultural events at the National Independence Day Festival.
- Training Activities of National Dancing Pool.
- Establishment of National Music Pool.
- Presentation of various cultural events at national festivals and processions.
Construction Division
- Construction of cultural centers at the Divisonal level of Divisional Secretariats through out the island.
- Repairing and maintenance work of cultural centres established.
- Construction work of Amaradeva Asapuwa.
- Construction of SAARC Cultural Centre.
- liaison of development affairs of the institutions such as Department of National Archives, Department of National Museums, Bandaranaike International Memorial Foundation, J.R. Jayawardena Centre, National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka and Public Performance Board.
- Coordinating with the Administration Division on the employment of Multi-purpose Development Assistants.
Research, supervision and Investigation Unit
- Performance of the duties of preparing the Annual Plan of cultural centres.
- Organizing the Progress Review Meetings regarding the cultural centers.
- Perfomance of the duties of preparing Circulars related to cultural centres.
- Getting approved and following up on the monthly upcoming programmes of Cultural Promotion Officers in charge of Cultural Centers.
- Collection of monthly Progress Reports of cultural centers.
- Carrying out the duties of conducting preliminary investigations in relation to the complaints made on cultural centres.
- Development of information system related to cultural centers.
- Gathering information on cultural center affairs.
- Performance of the duties related to research affairs of the Ministry.
- Policy decisions related to cultural centers.
- Carrying out the duties of preparing the national cultural policy.
- Performing the duties related to conservation and promotion of intangible cultural heritage.
- Duties related to making the Tripitaka a World Heritage.
- Performing duties in respect of the UNESCO.
- Functions of the Central Cultural Fund.
- Duties related to the Department of Cultural Affairs.
- Duties related to Craft Village of Mahawa.
- Duties related to Sinhala Sanskrit Institute.
Department of Cultural Affairs
J.R. Jayewardene Centre
National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka
Central Cultural Fund
Tower Hall Theatre Foundation 
Arts Council of Sri Lanka
Nelum Pokuna Mahinda Rajapaksha Theatre
