The District Children and Women Committee which is investigating the welfare of the children and women of Kegalla district which is relevant for this quarter met today (24) at Kegalla District Secretariat Auditorium under the leadership of District Secretary/Deputy Mr. Jagat Herath.
252 children belonging to different local secretariat divisions who have not been able to issue due to various issues in the district so far, have been resolved the problems that were affected by the birth certificates of two, the deputy of the district, to all the government officials, including the local secretaries, which have been affected by the birth certificates of the district. Specially worked on this committee to pay tribute.
In this committee discussed some of the existing issues to start the Special Education Unit of Sheelananda Maha Vidyalaya in Dehiovi and the intervention required to resolve those issues immediately and start the relevant unit. Also a few issues have been identified in the free breakfast giveaway program for primary sector school children implemented by government across the country. As the program has been reported about the issues of not formally regulating at the field level, providing non-standard food and formal payment to the food providers, the Regional Secretariat level and taking the necessary steps to make the program a success. Special attention was paid.
Awareness has been raised for 20916 people through 62 drug prevention programs in the district as of August this year, covering agriculture, agriculture and industries, services, worker, construction, children and parents, drivers as well as public and various volunteer organizations. Available. And that identified clients have been able to refer to relevant treatment and consultancy for one hundred and fifty seven persons, under the provincial grants, school students from Ruwanwella, Warakapola Bulathkohupitiya and Yatiyanthota Divisional Secretariat divisions are able to get grants for four awareness each by selecting each. Woohoohoohoohoohoohoohoo
There have been around 184 child abuse and violence reported so far in 2025, and so have been able to refer 52 schooling, 07 housing, as well as 85 students for counseling, and to reduce child abuse and violence for children to play, booklet Discussed here the need to read and work towards an environment that needs to spend school days and leisure time.
The Department of Social Services is working to construct twenty daycare centers for children with disabilities that cover district twenty-five across the island. Under that, eight centers will be built island wide this year and Kegalle district has also been selected as one of the centers. Accordingly, the Vocational Training Center located in Tholangamuwa which belongs to the Warakapala Divisional Secretariat has been selected for this, and for which it is currently planning to enroll 23 children from Galigamuwa and Kegalla areas among the disabled children below 18 years of age. Available. Also children with disabilities in other districts nearby also get the same opportunity. Currently there is seven million nine decades allocated for construction work here.
According to a decision taken by the Women's Sub-committee that met last August 27, the Google Form to get the required information for a data system which contains detailed information of women and children in the district has now been directed to all the regional secretariats of the district.
In addition to this, facts were discussed here about children's care, safety and socialization of children in institutions, many fields related to children and women including child labor.
The program was organized by the same department including the District Child Rights Promotion Officer Mrs. Kanthi Herath.
Additional District Secretary (Government) Kusum Bandara, Planning Director Indika Senarathne and Board Officers, Regional Secretaries, Government officials related to children and women subjects gathered at the occasion.
