The Ministry of National Integration and Reconciliation is established Extraordinary Gazette No.1933/13 dated 21st September 2015 and Amended Extraordinary Gazette No. 1945/41 dated 18th December 2015 as an important Cabinet level Ministry to promote unity, reconciliation, brotherhood, sisterhood among different ethnic, religious and communities among regions for the prosperity of the country.

The Ministry initiatives are focused to build long term peace and stability; manage tension in societies; reducing risks of future conflicts; ensuring principle of the human rights are upheld; assume leadership roles for peace building  and National Reconciliation; formulating policies, strategies and programmes to build a harmonious society and co-ordinate the implementation of National Integration and Reconciliation road map.