Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva
Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva asked whether the Ministry has a comprehensive plan to collect accurate islandwide data on persons with disabilities, including the type and severity of disabilities. He raised concerns about disparities in disability living assistance for North, East and plantation communities, noting that the Budget had allocated funds for a national data collection effort, and asked whether it would be implemented within the year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary question: With respect to the North, East and plantation communities, our experience is that there are disparities in the living assistance programme for persons with disabilities. The Budget provided funds for a national data collection effort on persons with disabilities. Does the Ministry have a comprehensive plan to collect accurate data, including types and severity of disabilities, Islandwide, and will it be implemented this year?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 10 June 2026 ·No. 23707 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. Sugath Wasantha de Silva. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21485