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Social welfare has long been an important part of Sri Lankan society and a significant political issue. It is concerned with the provision by the state of benefits and services. It is concerned with the provision by the state of benefits and services.
The Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for social services, social welfare and Kandyan heritage. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on social empowerment and welfare and other subjects which come under its purview. [ 1 ]
The welfare state of Sri Lanka began to evolve in the 1930s through to the 1970s, and comprises expenditures by the government of Sri Lanka intended to improve health, education, employment and social security. The Sri Lankan system has been classified as a liberal welfare state system.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Minister of Women Affairs & Social Welfare 19 October 2000 - 14 September 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga: Ferial Ashraff: United National Party: Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East, Rural Housing Development and Women's Affairs 14 September 2001 - 10 April 2004 Chandrika Kumaratunga ...
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.
Social programmes in Sri Lanka This page was last edited on 15 May 2020, at 04:57 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike ...
This category contains articles about the government departments of the Government of Sri Lanka. For articles about other bodies controlled by the Sri Lankan government see: Category:Government ministries of Sri Lanka; Category:Government agencies of Sri Lanka
The concept of registration of persons and issuing identity cards was the subject of an agreement made between India and Sri Lanka in 1954, The draft bill submitted to the Sri Lankan parliament in 1962 was passed as the Act of Registration of Persons No. 32 of 1968. With the aim of activating the provisions of this Act, the Department of ...