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The main causes for disability in Sri Lanka are poor hygiene, lack of medical care, the prevalence of 30 years of war, the aftereffects of the 2004 tsunami, and an increase in accidents. [ 2 ] About 1.6 million Sri Lankans, 8% of the population, were regarded as disabled in 2012.
Senarath Attanayake, Member of Uva Provincial Council; first elected representative with a disability in Sri Lanka; first person with a disability to hold ministerial portfolios (Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, Land and Forestry) and to become an Acting Chief Minister of a Province; first person with a disability to become a lawyer in Sri ...
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 1 June 2020 9 May 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa: Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development Ranil Wickremesinghe: United National Party: 21 July 2022 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe: Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment Anura Kumara Dissanayake: National People's Power
Private provident funds existed in the private sector, with some companies contributing on a voluntary basis until 1958, when the Employees' Provident Fund was established by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike following the enactment of the Employees' Provident Fund Act No 15 of 1958 which established the Employees' Provident Fund which made it compulsory for all employers and employees to contribute if ...
In the past four years, the share of people living below the poverty line in Sri Lanka has risen to 25.9 per cent. The World Bank forecasts the economy to grow by just 2.2 per cent in 2024.
Disability in Sri Lanka; S. Sri Lanka at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games This page was last edited on 20 May 2023, at 15:41 (UTC). Text is ...
This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:Sri Lankan people. It includes Sri Lankan people that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Disabled people from Sri Lanka .
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...