fbpx
Wikipedia

Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment

The Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment[4] (Sinhala: කාන්තා, ළමා කටයුතු හා සමාජ සවිබලගැන්වීම් අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Kānthā, Ḷamā Kaṭayutu Hā Samāja Savibalagănvīm Amātyāṃśaya; Tamil: மகளிர், சிறுவர் அலுவல்கள் மற்றும் சமூக வலுப்படுத்துகை அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Formulating, executing and regulating provisions and policies aligned to practices of good governance to ensure the rights of children and women by empowering socio-economic conditions, instilling values and ensuring participation through strategic integration with all stakeholders leading to a dignified nation".

Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
කාන්තා, ළමා කටයුතු හා සමාජ සවිබලගැන්වීම් අමාත්‍යාංශය
மகளிர், சிறுவர் அலுவல்கள் மற்றும் சமூக வலுப்படுத்துகை அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Formed1997; 26 years ago (1997) as a separate ministry[1]
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters3rd and 5th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Annual budgetRs 1.949,595 Billion
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Mrs. Yamuna Perera[2], Secretary
  • Mr. J. P. S. Jayasinghe[3],
    Director General
Child agencies
  • Children's Secretariat
  • Department of Probation & Child Care Services
  • National Child Protection Authority
  • National Committee on Women
  • Women’s Bureau
WebsiteOfficial website

Overview edit

Vision:[5]

A strong nation of women and children with ensured rights that contributes towards sustainable development.

Mission:[5]

To formulate,implement,monitor,evaluate and co-ordinate policies and programmes required for the physical and human resource development with a concerted approach in order to create an empowered conductive environment that ensures social, economic and cultural development and rights of women and children.

List of ministers edit

Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment of Sri Lanka
 
Incumbent
Ranil Wickremesinghe
since 4 November 2022
Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
Member ofCabinet of Sri Lanka
Reports toParliament of Sri Lanka
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
WebsiteOfficial website

The Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Name Portrait Party Title Tenure President
Tissa Karalliyadde Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe United National Party Minister of Women's Affairs
Minister of Women and Child Affairs
12 January 2015 - 21 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena
Pavithra Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development
Minister of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security
22 November 2019 - 11 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Piyal Nishantha de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-schools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services 12 August 2020 - 09 May 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe United National Party Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment 4 November 2022 - Present Ranil Wickremesinghe

History edit

History of the Ministry[5] Year
Women's Bureau in Sri Lanka was 1st established under the Ministry of Plan Implementation 1978
Women's Bureau in Sri Lanka was re-established under the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospital 1983
Ministry of Women's Affairs. (Separate Ministry) 1997
Ministry of Women Empowerment and Social Welfare 2004
Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment 2006
Ministry of Child Development and Women's Affairs 2010
Ministry of Women's Affairs. 2015
Ministry of Women and Child Affairs 2015
Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development 2018
Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security 2019
State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-schools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services 2020

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Overview of Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security". childwomenmin.gov.lk. Retrieved 2019-12-02.
  2. ^ "The Secretary". childwomenmin.gov.lk. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  3. ^ "Our Team". childwomenmin.gov.lk. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  4. ^ "Amendment to the Extra Gazettes No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Amendment to the Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Overview". childwomenmin.gov.lk. Retrieved 2019-03-10.

External links edit

  • Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security
  • Government of Sri Lanka

ministry, women, child, affairs, social, empowerment, this, article, multiple, issues, please, help, improve, discuss, these, issues, talk, page, learn, when, remove, these, template, messages, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please,. This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Ministry of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article appears to contain a large number of buzzwords There might be a discussion about this on the talk page Please help improve this article if you can March 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Ministry of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment 4 Sinhala ක න ත ළම කටය ත හ සම ජ සව බලග න ව ම අම ත ය ශය romanized Kantha Ḷama Kaṭayutu Ha Samaja Savibalagănvim Amatyaṃsaya Tamil மகள ர ச ற வர அல வல கள மற ற ம சம க வல ப பட த த க அம ச ச is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for Formulating executing and regulating provisions and policies aligned to practices of good governance to ensure the rights of children and women by empowering socio economic conditions instilling values and ensuring participation through strategic integration with all stakeholders leading to a dignified nation Ministry of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowermentක න ත ළම කටය ත හ සම ජ සව බලග න ව ම අම ත ය ශය மகள ர ச ற வர அல வல கள மற ற ம சம க வல ப பட த த க அம ச ச Agency overviewFormed1997 26 years ago 1997 as a separate ministry 1 JurisdictionGovernment of Sri LankaHeadquarters3rd and 5th Floor Sethsiripaya Stage II Battaramulla Sri LankaAnnual budgetRs 1 949 595 BillionMinister responsibleRanil WickremesingheAgency executivesMrs Yamuna Perera 2 SecretaryMr J P S Jayasinghe 3 Director GeneralChild agenciesChildren s SecretariatDepartment of Probation amp Child Care ServicesNational Child Protection AuthorityNational Committee on WomenWomen s BureauWebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 Overview 2 List of ministers 3 History 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksOverview editVision 5 A strong nation of women and children with ensured rights that contributes towards sustainable development Mission 5 To formulate implement monitor evaluate and co ordinate policies and programmes required for the physical and human resource development with a concerted approach in order to create an empowered conductive environment that ensures social economic and cultural development and rights of women and children List of ministers editMinister of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment of Sri Lanka nbsp IncumbentRanil Wickremesinghesince 4 November 2022Ministry of Women Child Affairs and Social EmpowermentMember ofCabinet of Sri LankaReports toParliament of Sri LankaAppointerThe President with advice of Prime MinisterWebsiteOfficial websiteThe Minister of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka Parties Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Name Portrait Party Title Tenure PresidentTissa Karalliyadde Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Child Development and Women s Affairs 23 April 2010 9 January 2015 Mahinda RajapaksaChandrani Bandara Jayasinghe United National Party Minister of Women s AffairsMinister of Women and Child Affairs 12 January 2015 21 November 2019 Maithripala SirisenaPavithra Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Women amp Child Affairs and Dry Zone DevelopmentMinister of Women amp Child Affairs and Social Security 22 November 2019 11 August 2020 Gotabaya RajapaksaPiyal Nishantha de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Women and Child Development Pre schools amp Primary Education School Infrastructure amp Education Services 12 August 2020 09 May 2022 Gotabaya RajapaksaRanil Wickremesinghe United National Party Minister of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment 4 November 2022 Present Ranil WickremesingheHistory editHistory of the Ministry 5 YearWomen s Bureau in Sri Lanka was 1st established under the Ministry of Plan Implementation 1978Women s Bureau in Sri Lanka was re established under the Ministry of Women s Affairs and Teaching Hospital 1983Ministry of Women s Affairs Separate Ministry 1997Ministry of Women Empowerment and Social Welfare 2004Ministry of Child Development and Women s Empowerment 2006Ministry of Child Development and Women s Affairs 2010Ministry of Women s Affairs 2015Ministry of Women and Child Affairs 2015Ministry of Women amp Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development 2018Ministry of Women amp Child Affairs and Social Security 2019State Ministry of Women and Child Development Pre schools amp Primary Education School Infrastructure amp Education Services 2020See also editMinistries of Sri LankaReferences edit Overview of Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security childwomenmin gov lk Retrieved 2019 12 02 The Secretary childwomenmin gov lk Retrieved 2023 06 01 Our Team childwomenmin gov lk Retrieved 2023 06 01 Amendment to the Extra Gazettes No 2281 41 of 27 05 2022 Amendment to the Duties and Functions PDF documents gov lk Retrieved 2022 06 10 a b c Overview childwomenmin gov lk Retrieved 2019 03 10 External links editMinistry of Women amp Child Affairs and Social Security Government of Sri Lanka Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Women Child Affairs and Social Empowerment amp oldid 1170587474, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.