Ministry of Social Services

Ministry of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage

Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	1st Floor, Sethsiripaya (Stage II), Battaramulla, Colombo 6°54′10.10″N 79°54′57.40″E / 6.9028056°N 79.9159444°E / 6.9028056; 79.9159444Coordinates: 6°54′10.10″N 79°54′57.40″E / 6.9028056°N 79.9159444°E / 6.9028056; 79.9159444
Annual budget	Rs. 14 billion (2017, recurrent) Rs. 2 billion (2017, capital)
Minister responsible	S. B. Dissanayake, Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
Deputy Minister responsible	Ranjan Ramanayake, Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
Ministry executive	Mahinda Seneviratne, Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Divineguma Development Department of Social Services National Council for Persons with Disabilities National Institute of Social Development National Secretariat for Elders and National Council for Elders National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities Rural Development Training and Research Institute Social Security Board
Website	socialemwelfare.gov.lk

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. The current Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage and Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage are S. B. Dissanayake and Ranjan Ramanayake respectively. The ministry's secretary is Mahinda Seneviratne.

The Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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