The Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
The Deputy Minister clarified that the Government is promoting the establishment of Youth Clubs in every Grama Niladhari division to address past issues where some registered clubs existed only on paper. He noted that, where geographical disparities warrant it, Youth Services Officers may recommend approval for more than one club in a GN division through the National Youth Services Council, as provided for in the relevant circular.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Let me take a minute.
¶ 02 Hon. Member, a clarification: we are asking to establish Youth Clubs in every GN division. You are correct that earlier many “clubs” were only on paper when registered with the National Youth Services Council. So we recommended GN-based clubs. However, as you say, there are geographical disparities. Based on such factors, recommendations through the Youth Services Officer go to the National Youth Services Council, which can approve one or two clubs per GN as appropriate. That provision is also in the circular. If you wish to further highlight this, we will intervene further.
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