Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala, CMG, CBE (15 August 1915 - ) was a Ceylonese civil servant. He was the Permanent Secretary to the Governor General of Ceylon and Prime Minister of Ceylon. Having graduated with a BSc from the University of London, Atukorala worked as an assistant demonstrator at the Ceylon University College from 1937 to 1938. He joined public service in 1938, when he was appointed assistant settlement officer by the Governor. From December 1938 to December 1941 he served as assistant rubber controller. He was appointed secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Lands in December 1941 and was appointed to act as Private secretary to the prime minister of Ceylon in September 1947. In Oct 1947 he was seconded as Secretary to the prime minister for overseas duty. He was form