Mr. Dilip Silva who is a senior officer in Special Grade of the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service, assumed the duties of the post of Deputy Secretary to the Treasury on 28th October 2024. With extensive experience as an Accountant in regional administration, he has held various posts in several Departments of the Treasury and has experience of nearly 34 years of service in the public service.
Mr. Silva joined the Sri Lanka Accountants’ Service in 1992 and has then performed his duties as a representative of the financial sector of several major Departments such as the Department of State Accounts, Department of Treasury Operations, Department of Management Audit and Sri Lanka Customs etc. attached to the Ministry of Finance. He had been appointed as the Director General of Treasury Operations from 11.11.2020 to 27.10.2024 and performed the duties of the said post very successfully before being appointed as the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury.

Mr. Silva possess a Honours Degree in Public Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura in 1991, a Diploma in Public Planning from the Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration in 2011 and a post-graduate degree in Public Management and Project Management from the same institution in 2016.

Mr. Silva is also a member of prestigious professional bodies such as the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (London) and the Association of Accounting Technicians of Sri Lanka. He has registered as a Certified Business Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka.

Throughout his career, he has received extensive foreign training in accounting, financial management, public debt management, and Treasury cash flow operations from international institutions and universities. He has also served as a member of the Sri Lankan delegation on several occasions.

Mr. Silva has represented the Treasury as a board member of many statutory bodies including Development Lottery Board, National Lottery Board, National Science Foundation, Open University of Sri Lanka - Audit and Management Committee. Furthermore, he has also served as the Treasury representative of the Procurement Committees in major ministries such as the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Transport and Highways, Ministry of Urban Development and Ministry of Health. Currently, he represents the Treasury as a board member of the State Mortgage and Investment Bank (SMIB), National Innovation Agency and also serves as a member of the Governing Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.