Divisional Secretariat - Walallawita

The divisional revenue control (authoritatiue) demorcation commision after 1970, changed the then existed divisional revenue official area in to divisional assistant agent area and it entrusted to it more and more administrative powers too in addition to the then enjoyed powers of  collection of revenue.

According to that in the year 1972, the Mahapattuwe Divisional Revenue (Authoritative) area which covered full Agalawatta parliamentary electorate, having been divided in to two Divisional Assistant agent areas. the Walallawita Divisional Assistant agent area was established. that covered the very present geographical area with 18 village headmen areas.

Once again during 1972 – 1973, without subjecting to any change to the boundaries of the official area and the village  headmen areas, this administrative area was again reformed as assistant government agent area. after that the village headman pattern was changed into Grama  Sewaka mode but the number of divisions differed.

under the policy of recruiting special service officers, 09 such officers 18 Gramas Sewaka areas so as to represent 1 for 2 in this (A.G.A.) area, were appointed in 1981 under the policy of them being counted into the Grama Sewaka service, the governing commenced itself by its being divided into 27 Grama Sewaka areas.

According to power decentralization under the 13^th parliamentary legislative amendment established provincial system of government and by changing assistant government agent offices into divisional secretariat offices the present administrative units with wide range of powers and subject matter were formed. in according to that this administrative unit was fully empowered and activated efficiently since (then)1992