Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage
Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage stated that 2024 Department of Census and Statistics data on persons with disabilities have been compiled at district level. He said the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, working with the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Department of Census and Statistics, has begun developing a disability classification and related data system, with completion expected by the end of the year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, as per the Department of Census and Statistics survey for 2024, data on persons with disabilities have been compiled at district level. Additionally, classification of disabilities and a data system aligned to those classifications have been initiated by the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment. We are carrying this out with the Ministry of Digital Economy and the Department of Census and Statistics. We expect to complete the system successfully by year-end.
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 June 2026. No. 23707. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21486