SLBC has, throughout its history, been committed to its mandated task of maintaining the public service broadcasting in Sri Lanka, by way of providing the public with the information and entertainment, and fostering the social, cultural and economic development of the country, and has maintained this commitment as the core guiding principle of its programming policy.
SLBC has legal status as a state corporation, and is currently listed under the scope of the ministry of Information and Media of the Government of Sri Lanka.