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The Provincial Council system was established in Sri Lanka in the year 1988 under the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Consequently the Department of Ayurveda, Central Province was established on 01st of May 1988, as a result of devolution of power to the Provincial Councils, under the 32 (1) clause of the Provincial Council Act no.42 of 1987. Provincial Department of Ayurveda is the responsible government institution for the indigenous medicine in Central Province.

Curative care, Preventive care and production of drugs for the needs of the Central Province are the main mandatory works of the department.

In addition to that, conservation of traditional knowledge & medical practices, research and development of Traditional medicine, sustainable use of medicinal plants & herbal gardens and encouraging small & medium scale entrepreneurship based on indigenous medicine are the main trust areas of the Department. Currently 9 Ayurveda hospitals, 31 Ayurveda medical service provision institutes and 36 prevention service provision institutes are functioning in the three districts of Kandy, Matale and Nuwara Eliya. There are a total of 433 staff including the sections medical, para-medical, management and service assistant, providing services to the public within the Province.