Ministry of Women and Child Affairs

Ministry of Women and Child Affairs

කාන්තා හා ළමා කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය மகளிர் மற்றும் சிறுவர் அலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Formed	1978
Preceding agencies	1997 (1997) as Ministry of Women's Affairs 2004 (2004) as Ministry of Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare 2006 (2006) as Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment 2010 (2010) as Ministry of Child Development and Women's Affairs 2015 (2015) as Ministry of Women's Affairs
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	3rd and 5th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla, Sri Lanka
Employees	1,273
Annual budget	Rs 1.949,595 Billion
Ministers responsible	Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe, Minister of Women and Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran, State Minister of Child Affairs
Agency executives	Chandrani Senaratna, Secretary J. P. S. Jayasinghe, Director (Planning & Monitoring)
Child agencies	Children's Secretariat Department of Probation & Child Care Services National Child Protection Authority National Committee on Women Women’s Bureau
Website	Official website

Minister of Women and Child Affairs of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe
Ministry of Women and Child Affairs
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister
Website	Official website

The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs 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".

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

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