The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella
Asked the Minister of Women and Child Affairs for details on children identified as orphans or lacking proper care, including their number and the measures taken to support them. The question also sought clarification on whether officers have been appointed at Grama Niladhari Division level to identify and assist such children, how many have been appointed, and how their duties will be monitored, or why such steps have not been taken.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Women and Child Affairs:
¶ 02 (a) Will she inform this House— (i) the number of children who have been identified as orphans and are deprived of proper care; (ii) the measures that have been taken to provide proper care for those children; (iii) whether a government officer has been appointed to cover each Grama Niladhari Division to identify these children and provide them with proper care; (iv) if so, the number of such officers appointed; and (v) the measures that will be taken to monitor the duties of such officers?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka on behalf of the Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3009