Miladhummadulu Uthuruburi Atoll Office
The atoll office was established on 9 September 1958
by the state. Until 1st January 1968, the atoll office was located
in Lhaimagu which was the capital of the atoll. The government declared
that effective from 1st January 1968, the capital would be Farukolhu
Funadhoo (Funadhoo) and hence, the atoll office was transferred
to Funadhoo. The present atoll office was declared open on 14 March
1997.
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VISION
To provide services to the atoll community using modern
management skills and technology and become a model office.
MISSION
To strengthen the management of the Atoll office and the
island offices to provide quality services to the people of
the atoll and establish and maintain an efficient system that
supports the administrative functions of the atoll to its
highest levels.
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Main functions of the Atoll Office
The main functions of the Atoll Office are those
mandated by the Ministry of Atolls Administration. In addition to
that, the atoll office is also responsible for carrying out tasks
assigned to the atoll office by other government offices. For easy
administration, work at the atoll office is distributed among 6
divisions or sections.
A. Section (Administrative section)
This section looks after the overall administration
of the atoll office and strengthening the administration of the
island offices and the atoll office and introducing modern management
systems to the island offices.
B. Section (Budget section)
This section is responsible for drawing up the annual
budget and looking after the budget expenditure. Also sees to the
maintenance of buildings and property, and wages of the staff of
the atoll office and island offices. The budget section is also
responsible for hiring and firing of staff of atoll office and island
offices and maintaining staff records.
C. Section (Human resources section)
This section is incharge of wages, allowances and
wage increments of staff employed in other government sectors in
the atoll. The section is also responsible for hiring and firing
of staff in those sectors.
D. Section (Income and construction
section)
The main function of this section is to collect revenue
obtained from various sources, maintain bank accounts and income
accounts. Moreover, this section also conducts and monitors construction
activities run by various projects.
E. Section (Public Services section)
This section deals with the public services. The
section looks into concerns, issues and grievances raised by the
public, carry out investigations and send them for prosecution.
The section is also responsible for dealing with land and property
issues and formulating and implementing regulations.
F. Section (Project Planning, implementation and
Monitoring Section)
The main task of this section is to plan, implement
and monitor development projects and to collect statistics and analyse
them. In addition, the section is also responsible for mobilizing
island committees, clubs and organization and for implementing the
Environmental Action Plan.
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