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fjkia fldg ie,lSu
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persons Persons with Disabilities
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jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev ia;%shlf.a j.lSula f,i i,lk ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjh mokï lr.;a iïu;hka ksidfjka msßñkag jvd
ia;%Syq idudkHfhka jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, wiudkqmd;sl f,i jeä ld,hla .; lr;s' f,dj mqrd isák ia;%Ska Tjqkaf.a jegqma ,nk
l%shdldrlïj,g wu;rj .Dyia; iy iq/l=ï N+ñldjkays wfmalaIdjka imqrd,Su i|yd ojiska jeä ld,hla .; lrkq ,efí' vhEka t,aika ^2017&
ish miqld,Sk m¾fhaIKj,g jeo.;a jQ lD;sfha fmkajd fok mßÈ" jegqma mr;rfha m%.;shla fkdue;slug m%Odk fya;=j jkafka ia;%Skag
—mjq,a iy m%cdjkays jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev iy .Dyfha rdcldÍ" mqoa.,hska /ln,d .ekSu" Tjqkaf.a ffoksl wjYH;d imqrd,Su iy orejka"
ÿ¾j, uy¨ wh" frda.d;=r jQjka fyda wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska /ln,d .ekSu˜ hs'
.Dyfha yd iq/l=ï l%shdldrlï ;kslru ia;%shf.a ld¾hhNdrh f,i i<lk ixialD;sl yd iudÔh iïu;h ;=< Y%S ,xldj mqrd isák ia;%Ska iy
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fyda M,odhS wd¾Ól jYfhka w¾: olajd fkdue;' 2020 Y%u n,ld iólaIKh z.Dyia: jevj, ksr; ùuz wd¾Ól wl%sh;djhg tla fya;=jla f,i
j¾.SlrKh lrk w;r thg nyq;rhla ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev we;=<;a fõ' fuu m%fõYh msßñkaf.ka nyq;rhlska iukaú; jk
wd¾Óluh jYfhka l%shdldÍ ck.ykh ;=< isák msßñkag /lshdjl ksr; ùug yels jkafka Tjqkaf.a ksfjiaj, isák ia;%Ska úiska ;reK" jeäysá
iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a i;aldr imhkakka f,i l%shd lrk neúkah hk h:d¾:h fkdi<ld yßkq ,efí' wd¾Óluh jYfhka l%shdldÍ
ck.yfkhg wh;ajk ia;%Skag fndfyda úg .Dyh ;=< iy Tjqkaf.a m%cd N+ñldjkays jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, wu;r j.lSï we;'
fldúâ-19 jix.;h ia;%Skaf.a m%ckk iy m%cd j.lSï iuÕ m%;sksIamdok nr jeä lr ;sfí'
jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mjqf,a idudðlhka /ln,d .kakd mjq,aj,g iydh wjYH nj ms<s.kakd iy y÷kd .kakd rdcH m%;sm;a;s o fkdue;'
tjeks mjq,a i|yd rch lsisÿ wdOdrhla o ,nd fkdfoa' fuu mjq,a iïnkaOfhka olajk fkdie,ls,a, úiska jeäysá yd wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag
i;aldr fiajd iemhSu mqoa.,sl ldrKhla njg m;a lr we;s w;r th mjq, ;=< ia;%Ska úiska bgqlrk j.lSïj, È.=jla njg m;a lr we;'

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z/ljrKhz hk idudkH ixl,amh zjevz iudchg w;HjYH wx.hla jk jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj,g"
ffoksl f.or fodf¾ jev lghq;= fukau nd,jhialrejka" jeäysáhka
1. All persons who are/were employed or unemployed
during the reference period of the Sri Lanka Labour
yd iïnkaO fkdfõ¦ tneúka tjeks jev iy mjqf,a wdndO iys; idudðl iudðldjka /ln,d .ekSu hk
Force Survey re referred to as Economically Active
Population (EAP). See Department of Census
ld¾hhka o wka;¾.; fõ' iïm%odhslj fuu ld¾hhka ia;%Ska úiska and Statistics, “Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey
i|yd wd¾Ól jákdlula ,eî fkdue;' isÿ lrkq ,efí' jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev wd¾Ólhg ;SrKd;aul
Annual Report – 2020,” 7, accessed March 7,
2022, http://www.statistics.gov.lk/LabourForce/
ta fjkqjg" /ljrKh hkafkka mjq,g odhl;ajhla ,nd ÿkako" fndfyduhla rgj,a ish Y%u n,ldh .Kkh
lsÍfï § th we;=<;a lr fkd.kS' 2020 jif¾ Y%S ,xld Y%u n,ld 2.
StaticalInformation/AnnualReports/2020
Ibid, 8
uq,a nei .;a mrd¾:lduh yd mrys;lduh iólaIKh úiska ñ,shk 8'5 la jk wd¾Óluh jYfhka l%shdldÍ 3. Ibid, 12
Kottegoda, S. “Keynote: Importance of Recognising

mqoa.,hska w;ßka o< jYfhka ñ,shk 2'8 la ^34]& ia;%Ska isák nj 4.
ksrEmKh lrkq ,nk w;r tys§ ia;%Syq ;lafiare lr we;'1 ta w;r u" ñ,shk 8'3 la jk wd¾Óluh jYfhka
Unpaid Care Work. Bringing Unpaid Care Work
from the Private to Public Arena – Through the
iq/l=ï i;aldr imhkakka f,i m%Odk wl%sh ck.ykfhka o< jYfhka ñ,shk 6 la ^73'5]& ia;%Ska fõ'2 ‘Empowerment’ Looking Glass,” Women and
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wd¾Óluh jYfhka wl%sh f,i j¾.SlrKh lr we;s mqoa.,hska w;ßka https://womenandmedia.org/keynote-importance-of-
N+ñldfõ ksr; jkafkda fj;s' wd¾Ól îa;%S iy mqreI hk foj¾.h u we;=<;aj& 45'3]la u —f.or jev
5.
recognising-unpaid-care-work/.
Ibid
lghq;=j, kshef,k˜ nj fidhdf.k we;' wd¾Óluh jYfhka wl%sh
úoHdfõ§" uQ,Huh jYfhka wdodhu f.k f,i j¾.SlrKh lr we;s mqoa.,hska w;ßka ia;%Skaf.a m%;sY;h 60'3]
6. Anusha Ban, “Triple Burden of Women: Conflicting
Gender Norms,” The Himalayan Times, March 2,
tk l%shdldrlï f,i w¾: olajd we;s jeks úYd, m%;sY;hla jk w;r tu m%;sY;h mqreIhska i|yd 3'7]la 2018, https://thehimalayantimes.com/opinion/
triple-burden-women-conflicting-gender-norms
mu‚'3
fyhska zjevz hkakg uqo,auh w¾:hka “The reproductive role of a woman includes
care and maintenance (childbearing, rearing and
caring) the productive role relates to activities that
by; j¾.SlrKh z/ljrKhz hk idudkH ixl,amh yd iïnkaO jk
mj;S' ta wkqj" Y%u n,ldhg we;=<;a jk kuq;a zjevz yd iïnkaO fkdfõ¦ tneúka tjeks jev i|yd wd¾Ól
generate income and the community management
role is mostly concerned with functions related to
community level activities, domestic work,
ia;%Skag fndfyda úg ksIamdok" m%;sksIamdok jákdlula ,eî fkdue;' ta fjkqjg" /ljrKh hkafkka mjq,g uq,a healthcare etc.”
nei .;a mrd¾:lduh yd mrys;lduh ksrEmKh lrkq ,nk w;r tys§
iy m%cd ld¾hhNrhka hk ;=ka jeoEreï ia;%Syq iq/l=ï i;aldr imhkakka f,i m%Odk N+ñldfõ ksr; jkafkda
jQ j.lSï nrla oeÍug isÿ fõ' fj;s'4 wd¾Ól úoHdfõ§" uQ,Huh jYfhka wdodhu f.k tk l%shdldrlï
f,i w¾: olajd we;s fyhska zjevz hkakg uqo,auh w¾:hka mj;S'5
lefrd,hska fudai¾f.a ia;%S mqreI iudcNdù úYaf,aIK rduqj uÕska
ia;%Skaf.a mj;sk ld¾hhNdrhka bj;a fkdlr w;sf¾l ld¾hhNdrhka
y÷kd .kakd lafIa;% ;=kla yryd ia;%Ska ksr;ù isák jev j¾.SlrKh
lrkq ,efí' ta wkqj" Y%u n,ldhg we;=<;a jk ia;%Skag fndfyda úg
ksIamdok" m%ckk iy m%cd ld¾hhNrhka hk ;=ka jeoEreï jQ j.lSï
nrla oeÍug isÿ fõ'6 jegqma fkd,nk jev iuÕ tlaj .;a úg" ia;%Ska

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idudkHfhka mqreIhskag jvd jeä ld,hla jev lrk nj fidhdf.k fohla f,i wjOdrKh l<o" jix.;h w;r;=r Y%S ,xldj we;=¿ 7. Rania Antonopoulos, “The Unpaid Care Work-paid Work
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Y%S ,xldj ol=Kq wdishdfõ16 fõ.fhkau jhia.; jk rgj,ska Y%S ,xldj ;=< m%udKj;a ;rñka jeäysá iy wdndO iys; 16. Asian Development Bank, “Growing Old Before Becoming Rich Challenges of an Aging
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ndOd lrk ksoka.; frda." ;=jd, fyda ixcdkk mßydksh wjYH;d i|ydj;a m%udKj;a fkdfõ'24 fuu jevigykaj, https://doi.org/10.22617/TCS210218-2.
fya;=fjka jhia.; jk úg iyc yelshdfõ wvqùula w;aú£ug˜18 m%;sM,odhlNdjhg wfkl=;a fufyhqï wNsfhda. o ndOd we;s
19. UNFPA, Fertility and Nuptiality: Thematic Report Based on Census of Population and
Housing 2012 (Colombo, Sri Lanka: United Nations Population Fund, 2017), 9, https://
isÿúh yelsh' tneúka Tjqkg È.=ld,Sk /ljrKhla wjYH lrhs'25 fj<|fmd< mokï lr.;a i;aldr fiajd mej;sho by< srilanka.unfpa.org/sites/default/files/pub-pdf/UNFPA%20Ageing%20Monograph%20
Report_0.pdf.
fõ' ia;%Skaf.a yd mqreIhskaf.a Wmf;a§ m%lafIams; wdhq wfmalaIdj hk Ôjk úhoï iy WoaOukh26 mjq,aj, wdodhug n,md we;s
Disability Organizations Joint Front, “The State of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
fmkakqï lrk mßÈ" jhia.;ùu ia;%SlrKhùu Y%S ,xldfõ w;r" tu.ska uqo,a f.jd ,nd .kakd i;aldr fiajh ;jÿrg;a
20.
of Persons with Disabilities in Sri Lanka,” April 2017, 5, https://ices.lk/wp-content/

h:d¾:hla fõ' tys§" ia;%Ska mqreIhskag jvd jir yhla Ôj;a jkq ,nd.; fkdyels ù ;sfí' wd¾Ól yelshdj wvqùu ksid fuu uploads/2017/06/The-State-of-Economic-Social-and-Cultural-Rights.pdf.
we;ehs wfmalaId lrk w;r iuia; ck.ykfhka yd jhia.; mqoa.,hskaf.a i;aldrl ld¾hhka mjq,aj, lr u;g jeà ;sfí' 21. Disability Organizations Joint Front, “Submission for the Review of the
Situation of Persons with Disabilities in Sri Lanka UN Universal Periodic Review -
ck.ykfhka nyq;rhla ia;%Ska fõ'19 fuu.ska" ;u uy¨ úh i|yd óg wu;rj" ixialD;sl iïu;hka iy Ndú;hka ksidfjka" Sri Lanka 2017 Third Cycle, 28th Session 2017,” March 2017, 4,
lsisÿ wdrlaIdjla fkdue;s jegqma fkd,nk i;aldr imhkakka ia;%Skaf.ka ksjfia i;aldrl jev lsÍu wfmalaId flf¾' ck.yk https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Disability/RightAccessJusticeArticle13/CSO/
DisabilityOrganizationsJointFrontSrilanka.pdf.
f,i fiajh lr we;akï" ;ukaj /ln,d .ekSug we;s yelshdj úoHd;aul idOlj, fjkiaùï iy kùlrKh fya;=fjka zmjqf,az 22. All these allowances fall short of the required minimum expenditure per person
ms<sn|j Tjqka ;=< lkiai,a,la we;s lrkq ,nhs' fjkia jk iajNdjh u.ska i;aldrh i|yd mjq, u; iïm%odhslj per month to fulfill the basic needs. See “Official Poverty Line by District :
January 2022” (Department of Census and Statistics), accessed March 7, 2022,
r|dmeje;au o w;sYh mSvkhg Ndckh lr ;sfí'27 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/povertyLine/2022. See also 2.2.2. below for more information
ta w;ru" Y%S ,xldfõ ñ,shk 1'7 la muK mqoa.,hska wdndOhla on these programmes.
iys;j Ôj;a jk w;r" th ck.ykfhka 10] lg muK iudk ia;%Skaf.a wd¾Ól iyNd.S;ajh" foaYmd,k ksfhdackh" fukau 23. The Samurdhi allowance in 2022 ranges from Rs. 1900/= to Rs. 4500/=, the Senior
fõ'20 2020 jif¾ Y%u n,ld iólaIKh wd¾Óluh jYfhka wl%sh úfõl ld,h iy iajhx i;aldrh i|yd m%fõYh ;=< olakg Citizen Allowance in 2022 is Rs.2500/=, and the disability allowance is Rs.5000/=.
ck.ykfhka 8'6] la YdÍßl wdndOhla fyda wdndê; ;;a;ajhka ,efnk ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjh mokï jQ wiudk;d m%;sksIamdokh
24. The average cost of living and the national poverty line for January 2022 was estimated
as Rs.5908/= with Eight districts recording costs of living above the average cost of living
fya;=fjka wl%sh nj fy<orõ lrhs' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska w;r lsÍfï m%Odk idOlhla jkafka iudc wfmalaIdjka iy tys source: “Official Poverty Line by District : January 2022” (Department of Census and
Statistics), accessed March 7, 2022,
16'6] la mqreIhska jk w;r 5'7] la ia;%Ska fõ' wdndê;Ndjh m%;sM,hla f,i i;aldrh ms<sn| iudc ixúOdkh fõ' ia;%shlg http://www.statistics.gov.lk/povertyLine/2022.
ms<sn|j n,OdÍka úiska .kq ,nk iuia; m%fõYh u.ska Tjqkaf.a wd¾Ól l%shdldrlïj,g jvd i;aldrh f;dard .ekSug isÿ jQ úg 25. See 2.3. below
hemSu wjOdrKh lrkq ,nhs' tu.ska wdndO iys; mqoa.hskag fyda tfia lsÍu wfmalaId lrk úg th .Dyhl Ôjk ;;a;ajhg 26. See Central Bank of Sri Lanka, “Consumer Price Inflation” (Central Bank of
Tjqkaf.a whs;sjdislï N=la;s ú£u m%;slafIam lrkq ,nk w;r u iy wehf.a Ôú;fha .=Kd;aulNdjhg wys;lr f,i n,mdhs'28 Sri Lanka), https://www.cbsl.gov.lk/en/measures-of-consumer-price-inflation-
The National Consumer Price Index recorded a 12.9% year-on-year core inflation rate or
iudcfha iyNd.S;ajh iSud lrkq ,nhs'21 January 2022, the highest since November 2008.
27. K.D.M.S. Kaluthantiri, “Ageing and the Changing Role of the Family in Sri Lanka” (Australia,
The Universtiy of Adelaide, 2014), 2, https://hekyll.services.adelaide.edu.au/dspace/
bitstream/2440/93498/3/02whole.pdf. Also see 2.1 below
28. See note 7, 17

ye¢kaùu
1'2 wruqK iy mrud¾:h 1'4 ks¾jpk 29. See Sri Lanka Demographic and Health Survey
Report- 2016 http://www.statistics.gov.lk/Health/
StaticalInformation/DemographicAndHealthSurvey-
Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hkag wod< iudc jfhdajDoaO mqoa.,hska jhi wjqreÿ 65 iy Bg jeä wh f,i w¾: 2016FullReport
wdrlaIK iy iudc i;aldr m%;sm;a;s ms<sn| idys;H iudf,dapkhla oelafõ' Y%S ,xldfõ kj;u ckúldY iy fi!LH iólaIKhg ^2016& 30. “Social Protection (Partnership for Improving
meje;aùu" wjodkï iy.; ;;a;ajfha isák .Dyia: idudðlhskaf.a wkqj Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysá ck.ykh uq¿ ck.ykfhka 10] ls'29 Prospects for Forcibly Displaced Persons and Host
Communities (PROSPECTS)),” accessed March 14,
/ljrKh iïnkaOfhka ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev ms<sn|j 2022, https://www.ilo.org/global/programmes-and-
m¾fhaIK lafIa;%h oekqj;a lsÍu fuu wOHhkfha mrud¾:h fõ' rdclSh fuu wOHhkfha wruqKq i|yd" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hkaf.a whs;sjdislï projects/prospects/themes/social-protection/lang-
-en/index.htm.
fkda¾ùðhdkq ;dkdm;s ld¾hd,fha uQ,H wkq.%yh we;sj ldka;dj iy ms<sn| iïuq;sfha (Convention on the Rights of Persons with
udOH iduQyslh úiska l%shd;aul lrk ,o —fjkialï ks¾udKh lsÍu( Disabilities) 1 jk j.ka;sfha i|yka ;r we;s ks¾jpkh mokï lrf.k"
iudc mßj¾;kh i|yd úúO wxY w;r ueÈy;aùï˜ hk jHdmD;sfha wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska f,i úúO ndOl iuÕ wka;¾l%shd lsÍfï§ wka
fldgila f,i fuu m%;sm;a;s iudf,dapkh lrkq ,efí' wh iuÕ iudk mokula u; iudch ;=< Tjqkaf.a mQ¾K yd M,odhS
iyNd.S;ajhg ndOdjla úh yels È.=ld,Sk YdÍßl" udkisl" nqoaêuh
fyda ixfõ§ ÿ¾j,;d we;s wh we;=<;a lr ;sfí'
1'3 l%ufõoh cd;Hka;r lïlre ixúOdkh (International Labour Organization)30

Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkag iy wdndê; mqoa.,hskag wod< iudc wdrlaIK úiska oßø;djh" wjodkï iy.;nj iy iudcfhka neyer lsÍï jeks
iy iudc i;aldr m%;sm;a;s mq¿,a f,i .%yKh lr .ekSu wOHhkfha Ôjk pl%h mqrdu iudc wjodkï wju lsÍu iy je<elaùu i|yd
wruqK fõ' .=Kd;aul m¾fhaIK m%fõYhla Ndú;hg f.k" fuu ks¾udKh lrk ,o m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka iuQyhla f,i iudc
wOHhkh mj;akd m%;sm;a;s m%fõYhka iy jevigyka wjfndaO lr wdrlaIK jevigyka y÷kd.kS' f,dal nexl=j iudc wdrlaIK iy
.ekSfï Wml%uhla f,i idys;H iudf,dapk m¾fhaIK wdlD;shla lïlre ueÈy;aùï j¾. 3 la y÷kd .kS(
Ndú;hg .kq ,eìK' wjodkï iy.; ;;a;ajfha fjfik .Dyia: 1' iudc wdrlaIK cd,h$iudc wdOdr jevigyka( Ñrld,sl
idudðlhskag i;aldr lsÍu iïnkaOfhka ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk oßø;djh" wirKNdjh iy wjodkï iy.; ;;a;ajhlg uqyqK§
iq/l=ï jev ms<sn| m¾fhaIK oekqj;a lsÍu i|yd Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysá Ôú;h bÈßhg f.khdug fmdr nok tu mqoa.,hd fyda .Dyh
iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska fjkqfjka we;s wod< iudc wdrlaIK odhl fkdjk ueÈy;aùï' WodyrK jYfhka fldkafoais úrys;
iy iudc i;aldr m%;sm;a;s y÷kd .ekSu iy we.hSu i|yd idys;H iy fldkafoais iys; uqo,a mejÍï" tu mqoa.,hd fyda .Dyh odhl
iudf,dapkhg kS;s" jHjia:djka" m%;sm;a;s jeks rcfha f,aLk úoaj;a fkdjk iudc úY%du jegqma" wdydr iy NdKav udre lsÍï" fmdÿ jev
f,aLk¦ cd;sl yd wka;¾cd;sl m¾fhaIK wOHhk¦ udOH ,sms¦ Tka,hska iy .dia;=j,ska ksoyia lsÍï .; yelsh'
uQ,dY%¦ iy m%isoaO wjldYfha mj;sk wfkl=;a f,aLk yryd f;dr;=re
úYaf,aIKh lsÍu we;=<;a lrk ,§'

ye¢kaùu
Y%S ,xldj ;=< m%udKj;a ;rñka 2' iudc rlaIK jevigyka( uy¨ jhi" wikSm" wdndê;Ndjh fyda iajdNdúl
úm;a fya;=fjka mqoa.,hkag yÈis wdodhï fjkiaùï l<ukdlrKh lsÍug
31. Gaëlle Ferrant , Luca Maria Pesando and Keiko
Nowacka, “Unpaid Care Work: The Missing Link in
jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag Wmldr lsÍu i|yd ks¾udKh lr we;s odhl ueÈy;aùï fõ' WodyrK f,i
the Analysis of Gender Gaps in Labour Outcomes”
(OECD Development Centre, December 2014), 3,
uy¨ jhi" w¾nqo wjia:djlg uqyqK § Èúh bÈßhg f.k hk wh iy wdndO https://www.oecd.org/dev/development-gender/
úhoï ord ,nd.; yels i;aldr iys; mqoa.,hska wdjrKh lrk Tjqkf.a odhl;ajh iys; úY%du jegqma¦ wikSm
Unpaid_care_work.pdf.
fiajd fkdue;' iS>%fhka by< hk ksjdvq iy ud;D $ mS;D m%;s,dN¦ iy fi!LH rlaIK wdjrK .; yelsh'
3' Y%u fj<|fmd< jevigyka( ú/lshdfjka wysñ jk wdodhfuka mqoa.,hka
Ôjk úhou ie,ls,a,g .kakdúg wdrlaId lsÍug fyda mqoa.,hkag l=i,;d j¾Okh lr .ekSug iy Y%u
iuDoaê È<s÷lu msgqoelSfï fj<|fmd< iu. iïnkaO lsÍug Wmldr lsÍu i|yd ks¾udKh lr we;s wod,
mqoa.,hd odhl jk fyda odhl fkdjk jevigyka úh yelsh' ú/lshd rlaIKh"
jevigyk uÕska udislj ,nd fok l,ska úY%du Èß.ekaùï" mqyqKqj" /lshd w;rueÈ fiajd iy jegqma iykdOdr
fuhg WodyrK fõ'
§ukdj iy jeäysá yd wdndê; §ukd
m%;s,dNSkaf.a uQ,sl wjYH;d i|ydj;a by; y÷kd.;a jevigyka j¾. ;=k u Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys;
mqoa.,hkag wod< jk ;dla tajd fuu wOHhkfha wruqKq i|yd iólaIKh lrkq
m%udKj;a fkdfõ' ,efí'
jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev hkq mqoa.,hka /ln,d .ekSu iy f.or fodf¾ jev
we;=¿j tys idudðlhka i|yd ksjila ;=< imhkq ,nk ish¨ u fkdf.jQ fiajdjka
fõ' iafõÉPdfjka fh§ isák m%cd jev o jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev f,i i,lkq
,nk w;r" fuu wOHhkfha wruqKq i|yd tjeks jev ks¾jpkh ;=<g we;=<;a lr
fkdue;' mqoa.,sl /ljrKh îDcq i;aldr f,io y÷ka jk& iy wdydr ms<sfh<
lsÍu" nvq ñ<§ .ekSu iy msßisÿ lsÍu jeks i;aldr fiajd imhSug wjYH jk
i;aldr iïnkaO l%shdldrlï hk foj¾.h u jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj,g
we;=<;a fõ' ˜kHdhd;aulj fuu jev lsÍu i|yd ;=kajk mqoa.,fhl=g f.úh
yels neúka" fuu l%shdldrlï jev f,i i,lkq ,efí˜'31 jeäysá iy wdndO iys;
mjqf,a idudðlhkag i;aldr fiajd iemhSu iïnkaOfhka ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk
iq/l=ï jev u; jk n,mEu ;SrKh lsÍu i|yd jeäysá yd wdndO iys; mjqf,a
idudðlhka iïnkaO iudc wdrlaIK m%;sm;a;s rduqj iy jevigyka y÷kd .ekSu
flrfys fuu wOHhkfha úfYaI wjOdkh fhduq lrkq ,efí'

fidhd .ekSï
iudf,dapkfha fidhd .ekSï Wm fldgia y;rla hgf;a fm< .iajd 2'1 Y%S ,xldfõ ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk
we;' th Y%S ,xldfõ jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, ksr; ù iq/l=ï jev - kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;suh
isák ia;%Skag we;s kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;suh ;;a;ajh ms<sn| flá ;;a;ajh ms<sn| flá úYaf,aIKhla
újrKhlska wdrïN fõ' bka wk;=rej" Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkaf.a yd ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev .ek Y%S ,xldfõ kS;suh iy
m%;sm;a;s rduqj wjOdkh fhduq lrkafka b;d w,am jYfhks' Y%S ,xld
wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a /ljrKh iy wdrlaIdj i|yd úfYaIs; wdKavql%u jHjia:dj mqoa., iudkd;au;djh" uQ,sl whs;sjdislula f,i
ms<s.kS' tys 12 ^4& j.ka;sh jk ˜ia;%Skaf.a" <uhskaf.a fyda wdndO iys;
jQ kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;suh rduqj iy úfYaIs; jevigyka yd wruqo,a mqoa.,hskaf.a m%.;sh i|yd kS;sfhka fyda wkqkS;sj,ska fyda úOdhl
m%Njhka we;=<;aj mq¿,a iólaIKhla isÿ lrkq ,nk w;r" l%shdud¾.fhka fyda úfYaI úêúOdk ie,eiaùu fuu jHjia:dfjka
lsisfia;a wjysr fkdjkafkah˜ hgf;a jrm%ido fkd,;a fyda wvq jrm%ido
B<Õ fldgfiys idudkH È<s÷lu msgqoelSfï m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka we;s wh i|yd .kakd iykYS,S l%shdud¾. (affirmative action) i,id
we;' mqrjeis lKavdhï wvq jrm%ido ,;a wh f,i i,lk fyda jeä
ms<sn| újrKhla wvx.= fõ' y;rjk Wm fldgi" Y%S ,xldfõ iudc wdrlaIdjla wjYH jQ úg jrm%ido fkd,;a fyda wvq jrm%ido we;s wh
wdrlaIK jevigykaj, we;s ysveia ms<sn| o< úYaf,aIKhla bÈßm;a i|yd .kakd iykYS,S l%shdud¾. wjYH úh yels nj fuu m%;smdokh
ms<s.kS' flfia fj;;a" jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, fh§ isák
lrhs' ia;%Skag iydh oelaùu i|yd lsisÿ jrm%ido fkd,;a fyda wvq jrm%ido
we;s wh i|yd .kakd iykYS,S l%shdud¾. i,ld fkdue;' th ksjfia§
iy wd¾Ól lafIa;%h ;=< M,odhS úh yels" jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï
jevj, fh§ isák fuu ia;%S Y%u ldKavh .%yKh lr .ekSug fiajd
fhdaclhska ksYaÑ;j kuHYS,S jev úêúOdk ilia lr fkdue;' jeäysá
iy wdndO iys; mjqf,a idudðlhka /ln,d .kakd mjq,aj,g iydh
wjYH nj ms<s.kakd iy y÷kd .kakd rdcH m%;sm;a;s o fkdue;' tjeks
mjq,a i|yd rch lsisÿ wdOdrhla o ,nd fkdfoa' fuu mjq,a iïnkaOfhka
olajk fkdie,ls,a, úiska jeäysá yd wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag i;aldr
fiajd iemhSu mqoa.,sl ldrKhla njg m;a lr we;s w;r th mjq, ;=<
ia;%Ska úiska bgqlrk j.lSïj, È.=jla njg m;a lr we;'

fidhd .ekSï
fndfyduhla ixj¾Okh fjñka mj;sk rgj, fuka" ;u ksfjiaj, ;ksj Ôj;a fõ' ta w;r u" rg ;=< fmdÿ jeäysá i;aldr fiajd mq¿,a 32. Note 1
m%Odk;u i;aldrl lghq;= lrkakka f,i ia;%Skaf.a ld¾hhNdrh f,i wdjrKh fkdùu fya;=fjka" wd¾Ól yelshdjla we;s jeäysá 33. Note 12
Y%S ,xldj ;=< uQ,Huh jYfhka m%udKd;aulj fyda ksIamdok wd¾Ól i;aldrl fiajd wjYH jk l=gqïNhkag tlaflda mqoa.,sl fjf<|fmd< 34. Note 14, 8
kshuhla jYfhka w¾: olajd fkdue;' Y%u n,ld iólaIKfha Y%uh mokï lr.;a i;aldr fiajd f;dard .kS' tfia;a ke;skï mqoa.,sl fyo 35. Ibid
hkafkys ks¾jpkhg zf.or jevz we;=<;a fkdfõ' tu.ska tys wd¾Ól fiajh wêl úhoï iy.; neúka wd¾Ól jYfhka YlH fkdjkafka 36. Note 18, 9
jákdlu m%;slafIam lrk w;r jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev wd¾Ól kï" jeäysáhka /ln,d .ekSu i|yd fndfyda úg ia;%Ska jk mjqf,a 37. M.A.C.G Wijesundara, “An Exploratory Study on the
l%shdldrlïj,ska neyer lrkq ,nhs' 2020 jif¾ Y%u n,ld iólaIKh idudðlhka u; hemSug isÿ fõ' idïm%odhsl Y%S ,dxflah iudch Influence of Globalization on the Modern Sri Lankan
Family Unit: The Evolution of the Extended Family,”
zf.or jevj, ksr; ùuz wd¾Óluh jYfhka wl%shùug tla fya;=jla ;=< mjq, hk ixl,amh tlu ksjil jdih lrk wka;¾-mrïmrd Journal of Society & Change XIV, no. 1 (March 2020):
f,i j¾.SlrKh lrhs'32 thg tjeks ia;%Skaf.ka nyq;rhla jegqma idudðlhkaf.ka ieÿï,;a úia;SrK ixl,amhla f,i wjfndaO lr.kq 49–66, 55
Ibid, 57
fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev .Khg we;=<;a fõ' fuu m%fõYh u.ska mqreIhska ,efí'37 tlg tlaj" fuu idudðlfhda" wjodkï iy.; ;;a;ajfha 38.
Note 27, 132

nyq;rhlf.ka iukaú; wd¾Óluh jYfhka l%shdldÍ ck.ykhg jdih lrk mjqf,a idudðlhka /ln,d .ekSu we;=¿ fndfyda 39.
Kumara Thusitha and Dileni Gunewardena, “Disability

l%shdldÍ /lshdjl ksr; ùug Tjqkaf.a ksfjiaj, fjfik ia;%Ska ;reK" iudchSh ld¾hhka bgq l<y' flfia fj;;a" ck úldYk fjkialï" 40.
and Poverty in Sri Lanka: A Household Level

uy¨ iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd i;aldr fiajd imhkakka f,i f.da,ShlrKh" kd.ÍlrKh iy ld¾ólrKh iuÕ idïm%odhsl úia;D; Analysis,” 2015.
l%shd lrk neúkah hk h:d¾:h fkdi,ld yßkq ,nhs' wd¾Ól jYfhka mjq,aj,ska kHIaál mjq,a fj; jeä jYfhka udreùula Y%S ,xldj ;=<
l%shdldÍ ck.ykfha isák ia;%Skag fndfyda úg Tjqkf.a jegqma fkd,nk ksÍlaIKh l< yelsh'38 ;reK ;re‚hka m%foaYfhka msg;g ixl%uKh
iq/l=ï jevj,g .Dyh ;=< iy Tjqkaf.a m%cd N+ñldjkays wu;r j.lSï ùu iy mjq,a ;=< we;s mrïmrd mr;rh fya;=fjka i;aldrl j.lSï
o tl;= fõ' fldaúâ - 19 jix.;h úiska m%;sksIamdok yd m%cd j.lSï ms<sn|j is;k m;k wdldrfha we;s jQ fjkiaùï iu. fuu udrej u.ska
iu. ia;%Skaf.a ksIamdok j.lSï jeä lr we;'33 mjqf,a idudðlhka /ln,d .ekSu i|yd ksjfia isák ia;%Ska ixLHdj wvq
lsÍug odhl ù we;'39
ol=Kq wdishdj ;=< yqol,dj jdih lrk jfhdajDoaO mqoa.,hska wvqu
m%udKhla isák w;r" tu.ska l,dmfha mj;sk Yla;su;a mjq,a O¾u;d wndO iys; mqoa.,hska iïnkaOfhka ˜Y%S ,xldfõ nyqudk oßø;djh
fukau È<s÷lu u.ska fjku u .Dy tall msysgqùug bvlv ,nd fkd§u idfmalaI jYfhka wvq jqjo" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska isák iy ke;s mjq,a
ms<sìUq lrkq ,nhs'34 Y%S ,xldj we;=¿j l,dmh ;=< jeäysá mqreIhska w;r we;s nyqudk oßø;d uÜgïj, fjki by< uÜgul mj;sk˜40 nj
fjk;a jeäysá ia;%Ska iuÕ" fndfyda úg Tjqkaf.a l,;%hka fyda orejka l=udr iy .=Kj¾Ok ksÍlaIKh lr;s' wdndO iys; idudðlhska isák
iuÕ Ôj;a ùug bvlv we;s njg ksÍlaIKh flf¾'35 fuu.ska mjq,a w;r oßø;djfha nrm;,lu wfkla ksjdij,g jvd jeä nj
i;aldrh ms<sn|j ia;%Skaf.a j.lSu iïnkaO Yla;su;a ixialD;sl yd Tjqyq ;jÿrg;a fhdackd lr;s' uQ,Huh ndOdjka" ,nd .ekSug ;rñka
iudÔh iïu;hka ms<sìUq lrkq ,efí'36 Y%S ,xldj ;=< wfkla wxY fkdue;sùu iy fmdÿ fyda rdcH wruqo,aj,ska lrkq ,nk wdndê;
yd ixikaokh lrkúg j;= wxYfha jeäysáhkaf.ka úYd, m%udKhla

fidhd .ekSï
i;aldr fiajd fj; m%fõYkh lsÍfï wNsfhda. fya;=fjka fuu wdndO i;=h'43 l,dmfha by< u m%;sY;hla jk j;auka fi!LH úhoïj,ska 41. Binendri Perera, “The Perpetual Marginalization
iys; mqoa.,hskayg ksji ;=< i;aldr fiajd iemhSu ksrka;rfhkau 40] lg jvd Y%S ,xld rch j.lsj hq;= w;r" fi!LH úhoïj,ska of People with Disabilities,” Groundviews
(blog), December 3, 2021, https://groundviews.
ia;%Ska u; megfõ' Y%S ,xldfõ ˜wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a wjYH;d wvlg jvd .kqfokqjl§ uqo,a wysñ ùfï úhoï ksfhdackh lrhs'44 org/2021/12/03/the-perpetual-marginalization-of-
Tjqkaf.a mjq,aj,g iy ñ;=rkag nrla jk wdldrfhka fmdÿ fiajfha .kqfokqjl§ uqo,a wysñ ùfï úhoïj, by< uÜgula ÿmam;=ka i|yd people-with-disabilities/.
isg mqoa.,sl whs;shg yd md,khg udrelr we;s˜ njg fmf¾rd l,amkd wld¾hlaIu uQ,H wdrlaIKhla f,i iajhxl%Shj mßj¾;kh fkdjk nj 42. Ramani Gunatilaka, “To Work or Not to Work? Factors
Holding Women Back from Market Work in Sri Lanka”
lrhs'41 fuhska" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskayg ,ndfok rdcH wxYfha uE;l§ lrk ,o wOHhkhlska fy<s ù ;sfí' fuu úhoï jeä jYfhka (ILO- Asia Pacific Working Paper Series, October
iy iqÿiq je<elaùfï" iqjlsÍfï iy mqkre;a:dmk m%;sldr fkdue;s orkq ,nkafka Okj;a .Dyhka úisks'45 flfia fj;;a" fuu.ska uOHu 2013), http://www.oit.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/--
-asia/---ro-bangkok/---sro-new_delhi/documents/
wjia:djkays§ mjq,aj,g tu i;aldrl fiajd j.lSu oeÍug isÿùu wdodhï,dNS mjq,aj, isák jeäysáhkag iy wndO iys; mqoa.,hskag publication/wcms_250111.pdf.
woyia flf¾' fi!LH fiajd úhoï i|yd Tjqkaf.a mjq,a u; hemSug n, flfrk w;r" 43. Carolina Bloch, “Social Spending in South Asia—an
Overview of Government Expenditure on Health,
tu úhoï fndfyda úg Kh fyda ta yd iudk l%u u.ska ,nd .kakd w;r" Education and Social Assistance” (International Policy
jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev i;aldrl fiajd imhk ia;%Skaf.a wjodkï tajd fuu mjq,aj,g nrla fõ' fuu mjq,a ;=< isák jeäysá iy wdndO Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG) and UNICEF,
2020), 27, https://www.unicef.org/rosa/media/10016/
iy.;Ndjh o jeä lrkq ,nhs' úêu;a Y%u n,ldfha isák ia;%Skag iys; mjqf,a idudðlhskag fyo iyh wjYH kï" fndfyda úg ksjeis file/Social%20spending%20in%20South%20Asia.
úY%du hdfuka miq weh odhl jQ fyda odhl fkdjQ úY%du jegqma l%uhla ia;%Ska msßjeh b;sß lr .ekSu i|yd j.lSu Ndr .kS' ta wkqj" tf;la pdf.
i|yd ysñlï ,eìh yels w;r" ia;%Skaf.a Y%u n,ld iyNd.S;ajh fiajfha kshq;= ia;%Skag Y%u n,ldfhka iïmQ¾Kfhkau bj;a ù jegqma 44. Ibid, 28
mqreIhskaf.a iyNd.S;ajfhka wvla jk neúka ia;%Ska wdodhï wysñùfï fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev Ndr .ekSug isÿ fõ' 45. Ibid, 29
wjodkug o ,la fõ' tneúka" mQ¾Kld,Sk jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï

jevj, kshe,S isák ia;%Syq fndfyda úg ;u uQ,sl wjYH;d i|yd ia;%Skaf.a whs;sjdislï ms<sn| rcfha m%Odk m%;sm;a;s f,aLkh jk 1993
/lshdfjka fyda fjk;a wdfhdackj,ska wdodhï ,nk wfkl=;a mjqf,a leìkÜ uKav,h wkqu; lrk ,o Y%S ,xldfõ ldka;d m%{ma;sh
idudðlhka u; uq,Huh jYfhka hefm;s' ta w;r u" È.=" Y%u ;Sj% jev jeks wfkl=;a m%;sm;a;s Y%u n,ldfha iyNd.S;ajh jeä lr ia;%Skag
lrk fõ,djka iy wdrlaIs; mshjrhka fkdue;slu fya;=fjka" jegqma /lshd i|yd iqÿiq mßirhla ks¾udKh l< hq;= hehs b,a,d isáho
fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, kshe,S isák ia;%Syq" mQ¾K ld,Sk fyda jegqma ia;%Ska wvqfjka Y%u n,ldhg iyNd.S ùug uQ,sl ldrKh Tjqka jegqma
iys; /lshdjg wu;rj" ;=jd, yd È.= ld,Sk w;=re wdndO we;sùfï fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, fh§u hk ldrKh wduka;%Kh fkdlrhs'
wjodkïj,g o uqyqK fo;s' óg wu;rj" iq/l=ï jev yd f.or fodf¾ fuu m%{ma;sh u.ska /lshd wjia:d" mqyqKqj i|yd m%fõYh" iudc
jev u.ska ia;%shf.a ld,h u; we;s lrk b,aü u.ska wehg wehf.a wdrlaIKh i|yd we;s whs;sh iy ksjdvq ,nd .ekSu yd ksjdvq ld,hlska
m%cdfõ foaYmd,k fyda ixialD;sl Ôú;hg iyNd.S ùu j<lajkq ,nhs'42 miq kej; /lshd fjf<|fmd<g we;=,aùfï whs;sh b,a,d isà' tfy;a"
fuu iy;sl lsÍï ixialD;sl iïu;hka" jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndO
1'7] la jk o< foaYSh ksIamdÈ;fha m%;sY;hla f,i fi!LH úhoï iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd m%udKj;a" oeßh yels iy m%fõYkh l< yels
jeäÈhqKq l< yels jqjo" iuia; rcfha úhoïj,ska 8'6] la jk" ol=Kq fiajdjka fkdue;slu ksidfjka ia;%Ska jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj,
wdishdkq l,dmfha by< u rcfha fi!LH úhoïj,ska tlla Y%S ,xldj fhfok nj fkdi,ld yßhs'

fidhd .ekSï
m%{ma;sh hgf;a msysgqjd we;s cd;sl ldka;d lñgqj fj; ia;%Skaf.a

whs;sjdislï iy j.lSï flfrys ish¨ u jHjia:dodhl iy ixj¾Ok
2'2 Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysá iy wdndO iys;
m%;sm;a;sj, n,mEu¦ ia;%S mqreI iudcNdjh mokï lr.;a fjkia fldg mqoa.,hskaf.a i;aldrh iy wdrlaIdj
ie,lSu ms<sn| meñ‚,s úu¾Ykh lsÍu iy mÍlaId lsÍu yd wjYH
l%shdud¾. i|yd tu meñ‚,s wod< n,OdÍka fj; fhduq lsÍu¦ iy
ms<sn| kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;s rduqj
ia;%Skaf.a ;;a;ajhg wod< lreKq iïnkaOfhka m%;sm;a;suh Wmfoia Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a iudc
,nd§u we.hSug n,h ,nd we;' lñgqfõ fuu úêksfhda.h u.ska wdrlaIKh ms<sn| kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;s rduqj mqoa., whs;sjdislï
ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, nr wvq lsÍug iy ia;%S Y%u ms<s.ekSfï isg hemqï iy fi!LH fiajd iemhSu olajd jQ .eg¿ úi£u
n,ldfha iyNd.S;ajh i|yd il%Sh mßirhla i|yd myiqlï ie,iSug i|yd ilia lrk ,o kS;s" m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka lsysmhlska iukaú;
m%;sm;a;suh ueÈy;aùïj,g bv ie,ish yelsh' jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï fõ' tys wruqK jkafka mjq,a u; hemSu wvq lsÍfï iy iajdëkj Ôj;a
jev ms<sn| .eg¿j lñgqj úiska u;= lr we;;a" ta iïnkaOfhka ;ju;a ùug yelshdj we;s lsÍug iydhùfï m%udKh ;SrKh lsÍu ms‚i
mq¿,a fhdackd bÈßm;a lr fkdue;' jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a iudc wdrlaIKhg wod<j
ffk;sl yd m%;sm;a;s rduqfõ iM,;ajh ;lafiare lsÍuhs' ld¾hlaIu yd
M,odhS ffk;sl iy m%;sm;a;s rduqjla uÕska mjq, ;=< ia;%Skaf.a jegqma
fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, nr wvq lrk w;r m%;sM,odhl fkdùu u.ska
ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï nrg wys;lr f,i n,mEula t,a,
lrhs'

fidhd .ekSï
wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï 2'2'1 wod< kS;s iy m%;sm;a;s 46. UNGA, Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities adopted on 24 January 2007, A/
fjkqfjka fmkS isák l%shdOrhska fmkajd wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd úfYaIs; jQ ffk;sl iy m%;sm;a;s rduqj 47.
RES/61/106
Note 20, 6
fokafka fuu úêúOdk fkd;ld yer Y%S ,xldj 2016 fmnrjdß 8 jeks Èk wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï 48. Ibid
ms<sn| tlai;a cd;Skaf.a iïuq;sh (United Nations Convention on the Rights of 49. Article 28 of the CRPD
we;s ksid" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag Persons with Disabilities - CRPD)46 wkqu; lrk ,§' —Y%S ,xldfõ wdndO iys;
wLKav YdÍßl m%fõYH;d .eg¿ mqoa.,hskaf.a wd¾Ól" iudÔh iy ixialD;sl whs;sjdislï ms<sn| ;;a;ajh˜ hk
uefhka wdndê; ixúOdkj, taldnoaO fmruqK 2017 jif¾ tlai;a cd;Skaf.a
fya;=fjka ixialD;sl l%shdldrlï iy wd¾Ól" iudÔh iy ixialD;sl whs;sjdislï ms<sn| lñgqj fj; bÈßm;a l< Pdhd
jd¾;dfõ my; ksÍlaIKh lrhs'
úfkdaodiajdoh" fi!LH fiajd" wOHdmkh
iy /lshd wjia:d i|yd mQ¾K m%fõYh —wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska w;aú¢k ,o úySk;djh"
oßø;djh iy fjkia fldg ie,lSu ms<sn| uQ,sl
,nd .ekSug fkdyels ù we;s njhs' wjYH h:d¾:hka È.gu mj;S - hk ldrKhg wkql+,j kS;s
m%fõYh fkdue;slu fya;=fjka wdndO iïmdokh lsÍu iy úêúOdk iïmdokh lsÍu wdrïN
lsÍu i|yd fuh wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jeo.;a
iys; mqoa.,hska Tjqkaf.a ksfjiaj,g ikaêia:dkhla fõ'˜47
fyda wdikak m%cdjkag iSud ù we;s w;r
i;aldr fiajd i|yd mjq,a u; ksrka;rj wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï lvùul§ wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a
whs;sjdislï ms<sn| lñgqj fj; meñ‚,s bÈßm;a lsÍu i|yd mqoa.,hska iy
úYajdih ;eîug isÿù ;sfí' lKavdhï fj; meñ‚,s lsÍfï hdka;%Khla imhk wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a
whs;sjdislï ms<sn| tlai;a cd;Skaf.a iïuq;sfha úl,am uQ,f,aLkhg Y%S ,xldj
tlÕ ù fkdue;'48 wdndO iys; ia;%Ska iy .eyeKq <uhska iy wdndO iys;
jeäysáhkag iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka iy úfYaIfhka oßø;djh wju lsÍfï
jevigyka i|yd m%fõYh iy;sl lsÍfï l%shdud¾. we;=¿j" iïuq;sh wmrdkqu;
lsÍu u.ska Y%S ,xldj wdndê;Ndjh moku u; fjkia fldg ie,lSulska f;drj
iudc wdrlaIKh i|yd wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i;= whs;sh ms<s.ekSug iy fuu
whs;sh bgqlr .ekSu wdrlaId lsÍug iy m%j¾Okh lsÍug iqÿiq mshjr .ekSu
i|yd iqÿiq mshjr .ekSug lghq;= lr we;'49 Y%S ,xld wdKavql%u jHjia:dfõ 12^4&
j.ka;sh u.ska mqrjeis lKavdhï jrm%ido fkd,;a wh f,i fyda zwdndO iys;

fidhd .ekSï
mqoa.,hkaZ we;=¿j jeä wdrlaIdjla wjYH jQ úg jrm%ido fkd,;a fyda 1996 wxl 28 ork wdndO iys; mqoa.,hkaf.a whs;sjdislï iq/lSfï 50. Adriana Cefis, “Barriers to Implementing the
wvq jrm%ido we;s wh i|yd .kakd iykYS,S l%shdud¾. .; yels nj mk; u.ska wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jQ cd;sl iNdj msysgqjkq Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities in Sri Lanka” (Colombo, Sri Lanka:
ms<s.kS' ,eîh ^fuys ld¾hlaIu;djh ms<sn| flá újrKhla i|yd my; International Centre for Ethnic Studies, 2018), 62,
2'2'3 n,kak&' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a iqNidOkh iy wdrlaIdj https://ices.lk/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Barriers-
to-Implementing.pdf.
flfia fj;;a" wud;HdxY w;r iïnkaëlrKh fkdue;slu" wdh;ksl m%j¾Okh lsÍu i|yd fhdackd l%u ks¾foaY lsÍu iy l%shd;aul lsÍu" 51. Note 20
u;lfha W!k;djh iy wdndê; whs;sjdislï ms<sn| oekqu yd yelshdj mqkre;a:dmk jevigyka l%shd;aul lsÍu" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska 52. International Centre for Ethnic Studies,
fkdue;slu we;=¿ wdh;ksl" fN!;sl iy ixialD;sl ndOl Y%S ,xldj i|yd wjYH fiajd iemhSu iy /lshd i|yd wjYH wOHdmkh iy “Women Living with Disabilities in Sri Lanka- Report
;=< iïuq;sh iïmQ¾Kfhka u l%shd;aul lsÍug ndOdjla jk nj mj;sk jD;a;Sh mqyqKqj jeks l%shdud¾. rdYshla .ekSug iNdjg n,h ,nd § Submitted to the Committee on the Elimination
of Discrimination Against Women- 66th Session
idlaIs fmkajd foa'50 tys m%;sM,hla jYfhka" fi!LH i;aldrl fiajd" we;' /lshd i|yd n|jd .ekSï" wOHdmk wdh;kj,g we;=<;a lsÍu (13 February–3 March 2017)” (Colombo,
Sri Lanka, January 2017), https://ices.lk/wp-content/
úêu;a wOHdmkh" jD;a;Sh mqyqKqj" m%jdykh iy wd¾Ól wjia:d iy fmdÿ ia:dkj,g fN!;sl m%fõYh iïnkaOfhka muKla mk; uploads/2017/01/ICES-Disability-Shadow-Report-31-
m%fõYkh lsÍug we;s ndOl jeks fndfyda wNsfhda.j,g wdndO iys; ;=< iudkd;au;djh iy fjkia fldg fkdie,lSu ms<sn|j úêúOdk Jan-17.pdf.
mqoa.,fhda uqyqK fo;s'51 wdndO iys; ia;%SyQ ia;%Skag u iqúfYaI jk wvx.= lr we;' tfy;a" th wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï 53. Note 21
ndOl lsysmhlg uqyqK fo;s' ckjd¾.sl wOHhkh i|yd jQ cd;Hka;r ms<sn| tlai;a cd;Skf.a iïuq;sfhys wvx.= iuia; whs;sjdislï
uOHia:dkh (International Centre for Ethnic Studies) 2017 § ia;%Skag mrdih iy;sl fkdlrhs'53 mkf;a wvx.= wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska
tfrys fjkia fldg ie,lSu ;=rka lsÍu ms<sn| lñgqjg (CEDAW) hkak w¾: oelaùu" tkï" —Wm;ska fyda Bg miqj" Tyqf.a ldhsl fyda
wdndO iys; ia;%Ska ms<sn| Pdhd jd¾;dfjys cd;sl ;SrK .kakd udkisl yelshdjkays hï wvqmdvqjla fya;=fjka" Ôú;fha wjYH;d
ixioj, ksfhdackhla fkdue;sùu¦ úêu;a wOHdmkh" m%jdykh iy iïmQ¾Kfhka fyda w¾O jYfhka iy;sl lr .ekSug ;ud úiska u
há;, myiqlï i|yd we;s ndOl¦ iy Tjqkg u iqÿiq jkfia ilia fkdyels jk ´kEu mqoa.,fhl=˜ hkak ;rula iSudldÍ w¾:l:khla
lrk ,o iy Wiia ;;a;ajfha iydhl Wmdx. i|yd wjYH ;djh jeks jk w;r iy fkdmeyeÈ,s o fõ' th iïuq;sfha ks¾jpkhg o wkql+,
wdndO iys; ia;%Skag iqúfYaIS jk .eg¨ lsysmhla y÷kdf.k we;'52 fkdfõ' tneúka" fuu mk; iïmQ¾Kfhka u wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a
iuia;hla jYfhka .;aúg" ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev wNsudkh iy iajdëk;ajh il%Sh lrk iudc wdrlaIKhg m%fõYkh
iïnkaOfhka wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï ms<sn| iïuq;sh lsÍu we;=¿j wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï m%udKj;a f,i
mQ¾K jYfhka l%shd;aul lsÍug wfmdfydi;a ùfï weÕjqï ie,lsh wdrlaId lrkq fkd,efí' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd iajdëkj Ôj;a
hq;=h' fuu wid¾:l;ajh wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskayg f.!rjdkaú;j ùug m%udKj;a myiqlï fkdue;slu iy wjYH wjia:dj,§ fm!oa.,sl
iajdëk Ôú;hla .; lsÍug yels mßirhla iemhSug rdcHfha ne£ï i;aldrl myiqlï i|yd wêl msßjehla oeÍug isÿùu yuqfõ" hemqï
jl% wdldrfhka m%;slafIam lsÍula fõ' tuÕska jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï fldkafoaishla f,i wdndê;Ndjh ms<sn| kS;s m%fõYh jl%j wdndO
jev rdcHh úiska jeo.;a hehs y÷kd fkd.kakd mjqf,a isák ia;%Ska u; iys; mqoa.,hska /ln,d .ekSfï j.lSu mjq,a u; mgjkq ,efí' wdndO
úYajdih ;eîug wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaj ;,a¨ lrkq ,efí' iys; mqoa.,hska /ln,d .kakd mjq,a i|yd wdOdr iemhSu il%Sh lsÍfï

fidhd .ekSï
wjYH;djh o kS;s iïmdokh u.ska fkdi,ld yßkq ,efí' 1996 mk; wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskayg Tjqkaf.a whs;sjdislï iy j.lSï l%shd;aul 54. Note 55, 53
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m%j¾Okh lsÍu iy wdrlaId lsÍu iy Tjqkag wd;au nyqudkfhka"
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w;HjYH iïu;hka m%{ma;sfha wka;¾.; fõ'65 jeo.;a u ldrKh
jkafka" jeäysá mqoa.,hska iudchg mQ¾K f,i taldnoaO lsÍug uQ,sl
jk ck.ykh jhia.; ùfï iudc" wd¾Ól iy foaYmd,k m%;súmdl
úYaf,aIKh lsÍula thg i,ld n,kq ,efí'66 fuu m%;sm;a;shg
úfYaIfhka u jeäysáhka ish¨ oßø;djh wju lsÍfï Wmdh ud¾.j,
we;=<;a lr we;s w;r" tuÕska jeäysáhkag Tjqkaf.a f.!rjh /l
.ekSug iy Tjqkaf.a mjq,a u; wd¾Ól jYfhka r|d fkdisg Ôj;a
ùug we;s wd¾Ól iajdëk;ajfha jeo.;alu ms<s.kS' m%;sm;a;sh u.ska
olajd we;s lemùïj,g ;jÿrg;a ia;%Ska i|yd /lshd wjia:djka

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myiqlrKh lsÍu¦ /lshd iy úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uj,§ we;sjk jeäysáhka iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska hk fomd¾Yjhg u 67. Ibid, 26
fjkiafldg ie<lSï je<elaùu¦ nyq;rhla ia;%Ska jk i;aldr imhkakka kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;s rduqfõ we;s wod,nj 68. Ibid
u; megù we;s nr ,sys,a lsÍu i|yd .kakd mshjrhka yryd mjq, 69. Sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 of the National Elderly Health
;=< jegqma fkd,nk i;aldr imhkakka i|yd iydh jeä ÈhqKq lsÍu¦ 1999 wxl 33 mk; u.ska ixfYdaê; 1996 wxl 17 orK iudc wdrlaIK Policy of 2017
iy ia;%Skag tfrys ish¨ wdldrfha fjkiafldg ie<lSï bj;a lsÍu hk uKav, mk; u.ska Y%S ,xld iudc wdrlaIK uKav,h msysgqjk ,§' 70. Ibid, Section 2.3.3
ldrK we;=<;a fõ'67 m%{ma;sh iy m%;sm;a;sh wdishd meis*sla l,dmfha mkf;a mrud¾:h jQfha iajhx /lshd" wúêu;a wxYfha iy fjk;a
fyd| m%dfhda.sl WodyrKhla f,i ie,fla'68 flfia fj;;a" m%;sm;a;sh rdcH fkdjk úY%du jegqma ,nk wxYfha kshe,S isák whg Tjqkaf.a
iïmQ¾Kfhkau l%shd;aul jk nj ;yjqre lsÍug lsisÿ idlaIshla uy¨ úfha§ iy wdndê; wjia:djl§ úY%du jegqma iy iudc wdrlaIK
fkdue;' úfYaIfhkau mjq, u; we;s i;aldrl nr iy mjqf,a jegqma m%;s,dN ,nd §uhs' jHjia:dj u.ska we;eï mqoa.,hka i|yd úY%du jegqma
fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev ia;%shg u ,nd §u wvq lsÍu u.ska M,odhs f,i fhdackd l%u ia:dms; lr we;;a" f.ùï m%udKj;a fkdùu iy fjk;a
l%shd;aul lsÍfï § fï mj;sk W!k;djhka yryd wka;¾.;fha we;s fufyhqï wNsfhda. fhdackd l%uj,g mSvd we;s lr ;sfí' ^fuu úY%du
m%fhdackh ksIam%Nd lrkq ,nhs' jegqma fhdackd l%u ms<sn| jeäÿr f;dr;=re i|yd my; 2'2'2 n,kak&
2017 cd;sl jeäysá fi!LH m%;sm;a;sh u.ska fnda fkdjk frda. by; kS;s iy m%;sm;a;sj,g wu;rj" cd;sl fi!LH m%;sm;a;s lsysmhl
me;sÍu" yqol,d ùu" .re;ajh iy iajdëk;ajh fkdue;slu" u jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hkag Tjqkaf.a Ôú; jeäÈhqKq
wd¾Ól wia:djr;ajh iy m%udKj;a fkdjk iudc wdrlaIK moaO;s lr .ekSu i|yd fi!LH fiajd iemhSu .ek i|yka fõ' ta wkqj"
jeäysáhkaf.a fi!LHhg wys;lr f,i n,mdk nj;a j¾;udk fi!LH 2016 - 2025 Y%S ,xld cd;sl fi!LH m%;sm;a;sh wdndê;Ndjh l,a;shd
fiajd moaO;sh m%udKj;a f,i È.= ld,Sk /ljrKhla" Yla;su;a y÷kd .ekSfuka Wm;g fmr" miqj iy miqj we;s úh yels wdndOj,
mqkre;a:dmk fiajd" Èjd iq/l=ï fiajd iy .Dy uQ,sl i;aldr wjYH nrm;,lu wju lr .; yels nj y÷kd .kS' frda. ksjdrK fi!LH
jk jeäysá fi!LH fiajd i|yd keUqre ù fkdue;s nj;a ms<s.kS' b,lalhla f,i" fuu m%;sm;a;sh ;jÿrg;a fi!LH ;;a;ajh jeäÈhqKq
m%;sm;a;sfha tla b,lalhla jkafka frda. ksjdrK" m%;sldr" iykh lsÍfï wjYH;djh iy jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a
i,ik" mqkre;a:dmkh ,ndfok iy È.= ld,Sk i;aldrh we;=¿j hemSu wju lsÍfï wjYH;djh y÷kd .kS' th Wiia ;;a;ajfha frda.
m%Yia; fi!LHh ;;a;ajhla mj;ajd .ekSu i|yd jeäysáhkag mq¿,a iqj lsÍfï i;aldrl wjYH;djh o y÷kdf.k we;s w;r" Y%S ,xldfõ
fi!LH fiajd meflachla ,nd §u iy;sl lsÍuhs'69 flfia fj;;a" yÈis wk;=re iy yÈis wjia:d iïnkaO je<elaúh yels urK iy
fuu m%;sm;a;sh u.ska mjq,a i;aldr moaO;shg wêl nrla megù we;s wdndê;Ndjh wju lsÍu i|yd fi!LH fiajdfõ iEu ;rd;srula ;=<u
nj ms<s.ksñka iïm%odhsl mjq,a wdOdrl moaO;sh Yla;su;a lrhs' úia;S¾K yÈis wk;=re iy yÈis fiajd iemhSu wjYH fõ' mqkre;a:dmk
úfYaIfhka" meh úisy;f¾u i;aldr fiajd iemhSug fkdyels mjq,aj, b,lalhla f,i" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag Tjqkaf.a ffoksl l%shdldrlï
jeäysáhka i|yd Èjd iq/l=ï myiqlï iemhSfï jeo.;alu o th i|yd iajhx iyfhda.h ,nd §u i|yd m%cdj mokï lr.;a úia;SrK
y÷kd .kS'70 m%Yia; wdh;ksl iy udkj iïm;a m%;smdok" jeäysá mqkre;a:dmk i;aldr iemhSfï wjYH;djh o m%;sm;a;sh y÷kd .kS'
i;aldr fiajd ms<sn| m¾fhaIK yd mqyqKqj iy uy¨ úfha§ we;s jk
wdndê; ;;a;ajh je<elaùu i|yd WoafoaYkh i|yd Wmdh ud¾. o
thg we;=<;a fõ'

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óg wu;rj" 2016 - 2025 fi!LH fiajd ixj¾Okh i|yd jQ cd;sl mqoa.,hskaf.a ixfõ§;dj we;=¿ jeäysá fi!LH fiajdj m%j¾Okh lsÍu 71. Note 18, 15
Wmdhud¾.sl rduqj u.ska jeäysá iy wdndê; ys;ldó mßirhla i|yd Èia;%sla uÜgfï l%shdldrlï l%shd;aul lsÍug u. fmkaùu m%Odk
fkdue;slu" l%shdldÍ fi!LH iïmkak jhia.; Èúhla ms<sn| ie,eiaug we;=<;a lsÍu wjYH fõ'
oekqj;aNdjhla fkdue;slu" jeäysá i;aldr i|yd wNHka;r iy wka;¾
wdxYsl iyfhda.S;dj fkdue;slu" úfYaIs; fiajd uOHia:dk fyda jeäysá iuia; fi!LH m%;sm;a;sh ;=< m%cd cx.u idhk" Y,Hl¾u fyda ta yd iudk
i;aldr ms<sn| úfYaI{hska fkdue;slu" ck.ykfha jhia.; ùu iïnkaO Wmdh ud¾. i|yd myiqlï ie,iSu yryd jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys;
.eg¿ f,i jeäysáhka iïnkaOfhka ;reK mrïmrdj ;=< ksis wdl,am mqoa.,hskag fi!LH fiajd ,nd .ekSfï l%shdud¾. wvx.= fkdfõ' m%cd fiajd
fkdue;s ùu ck.ykfha jhia.; ùu iïnkaO .eg¿ f,i y÷kd .kS' fuu iemhSu i|yd fi!LH fiajd wxYfha udkj iïm;a ysÕh fuh jvd;a W.%
mqoa.,hskaf.a Ôjk ;;a;ajh jeäÈhqKq lsÍu i|yd jeäysáhka i|yd iyk lrhs' tjeks l%shdud¾. fkdue;slu wjodkï iy.; ;;a;ajfha fjfik
i;aldrfha jeo.;alu iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd mdßißl ndOl wvq m%;s,dNSkag frday,a fj; m%fõY ùu i|yd m%jdyk yd ta wdY%s; úhoï fidhd
lsÍu o fuu Wmdh ud¾.sl rduqj úiska y÷kd .kS' .ekSfï nrla mgjkq ,nhs' uQ,sl i;aldr imhkakka jk w;r u wjodkï
iy.; ;;a;ajfha fjfik mjqf,a idudðlhskaf.a hymeje;au i|yd j.lsj
;jo" 2016 - 2025 cd;sl fi!LH Wmdh ud¾.sl m%Odk ie,eiafï hq;= neúka fuu mqoa.,hskaf.a mjq,a u; oeä nrla megù we;' óg wu;rj"
mqkre;a:dmk fiajd ms<sn| f;jk fj¿u úiska wjYH Wmldr fiajd jeäysáhka i|yd È.= ld,Sk i;aldr fiajd i|yd we;s b,aü jeä fjñka
fkdue;slu ksid wdndO iys; mqoa.,hkag Tjqkf.a mjqf,a idudðlhka mj;sk w;r" mj;sk b,aü imqrd,Sug mjd úêu;a È.= ld,Sk i;aldr fiajd
u; wêl f,i hemSug isÿjk w;r wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka iy mjqf,a iemhSu w;sYhskau m%udKj;a fkdfõ' fuh i;aldr wjYH;djh iy th
idudðlhka wd¾Ól jYfhka l%shdldÍ ùfuka iy iudÔh jYfhka we;=<;a iemhSu w;r ie,lsh hq;= mr;rhla ks¾udKh lr we;s w;r" m%;sm;a;s
ùfuka je<elaúh yels nj ms<s.kS' fuh jeäysáhkag o wod< fõ' tneúka" iïmdolhska úiska jeäysáhka i|yd È.= ld,Sk lemjQ i;aldrl wjYH;djh
jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a fi!LHh fjkqfjka fmkS isàu" wj;lafiare lsÍu u.ska th ;jÿrg;a W.% lr we;'71
frday,aj, jeäysá ys;ldó tall msysgqùu iy fuu fiajdjka i|yd
m%udKj;a udkj iïm;a iy uQ,H wdOdr ,nd .ekSu iy;sl lsÍu i|yd
WoafoaYk l%shdud¾.hla yryd fi!LH myiqlï jeäÈhqKq lsÍu" frda.
ksjdrKh iy fi!LH m%j¾Okh" jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd
.=Kd;aul fi!LH fiajdjla jeäÈhqKq lsÍu" Odß;d j¾Okh" fi!LH fiajd

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2'2'2 iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka wk;aore úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh (Widows, Widowers and Orphans 72. Ravi P. Rannan-Eliya Vindya Eriyagama, “Assessment
Pension Scheme) hgf;a úY%du jegqmla i|yd ysñlï we;' fuu úY%du of the Employees’ Provident Fund in Sri Lanka,”
Research Studies: Demographic Transition and
jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag ,nd .; yels iudc jegqm wUqieñhka iy hefmk orejkag ysñ fõ' rcfha fiajlhl= ñh Pension Series No. 3 (IPS & ILO, August 2003), 14,
wdrlaIK jevigykaj,g uqo,a iy NdKav udre lsÍfï isg úY%du jegqma" .shfyd;a Tjqkaf.a wdndO iys; orejkag jhia fNaohlska f;drj úY%du https://www.ips.lk/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/05_
Assessment-of-the-employee-ips.pdf.
rlaIK fhdackd l%u iy Ôjfkdamdh ixj¾Ok jevigyka olajd úúO jegqm ,nd .ekSug ysñlï we;'
jevigyka we;=<;a fõ' flfia fj;;a" m%udKj;a nj" m%fõYH;dj" oeßh
yels ñ, iy .=Kd;aulNdjh jeks we;eï wNsfhda. fya;=fjka fuu rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh i|yd iqÿiqlï fkd,nk rdcH
jevigykaj, ld¾hlaIu;dj iy m%;sM,odhsnj fjkia fõ' fiajlhska i|yd" rdcH fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo, (Public Servants’
Provident Fund) ;sfí' fuh ;djld,sl fldka;%d;a moku u; isák rdcH
wxYfha fiajlhska o iqÿiqlï ,nk ksYaÑ; odhl úY%du jegqma l%uhla
úY%du jegqma iy wdodhï yqjudre fhdackd l%u fõ' idudðlhska ;u jegqfmka 8] la odhl jk w;r rch jegqfmka 12]
l odhl;ajhla orhs'
úêu;a wxYfha fiajlhska i|yd
Y%S ,xldfõ iuia; jeäysá ck;dj u wdjrKh jk mßÈ ilia jQ ieu fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo, (Employees’ Provident Fund) iy fiajd
fokd u wka;¾.; jk úYaùh úY%du jegqma l%uhla fkdue;' mj;sk kshqla;slhkaf.a Ndr wruqo, (Employees’ Trust Fund) úêu;a fm!oa.,sl
úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%u u.ska jeäysá ck.ykfhka fldgila muKla wxYfha fiajlhska i|yd jk m%Odk úY%du m%;s,dN fhdackd l%u fõ'
wdjrKh lrkq ,nhs' úY%du jegqma fomd¾;fïka;=j úiska l%shd;aul fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo, hkq idudðlhskaf.a o< bmehSïj,ska ms<sfj,ska
lrkq ,nk rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh (Public Servants’ 8] iy 12] ne.ska fiajlhska iy fiajd fhdaclhska odhl jk ksYaÑ;
Pension Scheme)" odhl fkdjk fhdackd l%uhla jk w;r Y%S ,xldfõ odhl;aj fhdackd l%uhls' th rcfha odhl;ajh fyda iykdOdr u;
úYd,;u iudc rlaIK jevigyk fõ' ta i|yd iqÿiqlï ks¾Kdhlh r|d fkdmj;S' idudðlhskag úY%du hk jhi wjqreÿ 55 iy ia;%Ska i|yd
jkafka wju jYfhka udi 120 l fiajd ld,hla iys; úY%du jegqma wjqreÿ 50 iïmQ¾K jQ miq Tjqkaf.a úY%du m%;s,dN tljr ,nd .ekSug
iys; ;k;=rl fiajh lsÍuhs' rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh iqÿiqlï ,efí' ixl%uKh jk úg fyda ia;%Skag újdyfhka miq iaÓrj u
hkq fiajd ld,hg iudkqmd;slj" udisl úY%du jegqm wjidk jegqfma Y%u n,ldfhka bj;a jk úg idudðlhskag fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo,a
m%;sY;hla f,i .Kkh flfrk ksYaÑ; m%;s,dN fhdackd l%uhls' rdcH m%;s,dN l,ska b,a,d isáh yelsh' fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo,a fhdackd
fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh hgf;a mj;sk wfkl=;a m%;s,dN l%ufha uQ,sl wruqK jkafka idudðlhskag uy¨ úfha§ wdrlaIdj iy;sl
jkafka hefmkakkag urK mdßf;daIs; §ukdjla iy rdcldßfha fh§ lsÍuhs' flfia fj;;a" fuu fhdackd l%uh tys idudðlhskag úY%du .sh
isáh§ yÈis wk;=re fya;=fjka wdndê; ;;a;ajhg m;ajk rdcH miq úY%du jegqmla fyda ks;H ld,dka;r wdodhula ,nd fkdfok w;r
fiajlhkag tljr mdßf;daIs; §ukdjla ysñ ùuhs' fndfyda úg tljr uqo,a wdfhdackh lsÍfuka ,efnk fmd,sh idudðlhd
Wmhk jegqma yd iei¢h fkdyels wvq m%;sia:dmk wdodhula ,nd
rcfha fiajlfhl=f.a urKhl§ hefmkakkag rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma foa'72 ;jo" wúêu;a wxYfha fiajlhskaf.ka ;=fkka foll m%udKhla
fhdackd l%uh hgf;a wksjd¾h odhl fhdackd l%uhla jk jekaoUq iy m%;s,dNj,ska neyer lr we;s neúka fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo,a fhdackd

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l%uhg iSñ; wdjrKhla we;s nj ksÍlaIKh l< yelsh' tuÕska rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh iudc wdrlaIK úhoïj,ska 73. René Leon Solano, “Sri Lanka Must Increase Its
úY%dñlhskag iuyr wjia:djkaj,§ oßø;d f¾Ldjg my<ska Ôj;a ùug 56]la muK jk neúka tys odhl fkdjk iajNdjh ie,ls,su;a úh Efforts to Protect and Promote the Human Capital of
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wúêu;a wxYfha fiajlhska i|yd 9' l=vd f;a ixj¾Ok wêldßh úiska imhkq ,nk l=vd mßudK f;a 77. Ibid
Y%u n,ldfhka 60] la muK wúêu;a wxYfha fiajfha fh§ isáho" j.dlrejka iy wdY%s; /lshd kshqla;slhka i|yd rkao¿ úY%du 78. Ashani Abayasekara, “Pension Coverage in Sri
wúêu;a wxYfha fiajlhska iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka u.ska wdjrKh jegqma fhdackd l%uh Lanka” (The 14th Pension Experts Meeting, Seoul,
Korea, June 13, 2019), https://ips.lk/wp-content/
lsÍu iSñ;h' wúêu;a wxYfha fiajlhskaf.a ksYaÑ; lKavdhï i|yd 10' w;a hka;% frÈ wud;HdxYh úiska msßkukq ,nk w;a hka;% frÈ uploads/2019/06/PPT_Pensions-in-SL1_FINAL_
AA.pdf.
we;eï iafõÉPd odhl úY%du jegqma iy rlaIK fhdackd l%u ;sfí' fïjd úhkakka i|yd jk rkai¿ úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh'
79. Ibid
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1' lDIsld¾ñl yd f.dúck rlaIK uKav,h úiska msßkukq ,nk ls;=,a ksIamdokj,g iïnkaO mqoa.,hska i|yd ,ndfok rkaÈh úY%du https://www.treasury.gov.lk/api/file/91c69189-9b2f-
4ab2-8e90-53213a60cddd.
f.dùkaf.a úY%du jegqma iy iudc wdrlaIK m%;s,dN fhdackd l%uh jegqma l%uh
2' ëjr wud;HdxYh úiska imhkq ,nk ëjr úY%du jegqma iy iudc
wdrlaIK m%;s,dN fhdackd l%uh' flfia fj;;a" fuu fhdackd l%uj, mj;sk wvq wdjrKh" wl%sh
3' uqo,a yd l%uiïmdok wud;HdxYh úiska msßkukq ,nk wfkl=;a idudðl;ajh" wvq m%;s,dN" by< mßmd,k msßjeh iy ÿ¾j, uQ,H
fiajlhska i|yd úY%du jegqma iy iudc wdrlaIK m%;s,dN fhdackd ;sridrNdjh jeks .eg¿ .Kkdjlska mSvd ú¢ñka tajd wvq ld¾hlaIu;d
l%u' úY%du m%;s,dN fhdackd l%u njg m;a lr ;sfí'79 wúêu;a wxYfha
4' 1999 wxl 33 ork iudc wdrlaIK uKav, îxfYdaOk& mk; hgf;a lïlrejka iy jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj, kshe,S isák ia;%Skaf.
rcfha úY%du jegqmla i|yd iqÿiqlï fkd,nk wh i|yd iajhx ka ie,lsh hq;= fldgila uQ,H m%;s,dN fhdackd l%uj,ska úYd, jYfhka
/lshd,dNSkaf.a úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh îq/l=u&' bj;a ù we;s w;r" Tjqkaf.a wd¾Ól wjmd;hg f.dÿre ùfï wjodku
jeä lsÍu iy iyfhda.h iy i;aldr i|yd úia;D; mjq, u; hemSu
5' gj¾ fyda,a moku iy ixialD;sl lghq;= fomd¾;fïka;=j úiska
jeä lr we;' oekg úY%du jegqma fkd,nk fcHIaG mqrjeishka i|yd
imhkq ,nk l,dlrejka i|yd iriaj;S úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh
odhl úY%du jegqma l%uhla ia:dms; lsÍug uqo,a wud;Hjrhd 2022
6' wdhq¾fõo fomd¾;fïka;=j u.ska ,nd fok wdhq¾fõo ffjoHjreka whjeh l;dfõ§ fhdackd lf<ah'80
i|yd fy< fjo /ljrK úY%du jegqma l%uh
7' yia; l¾udka; Ys,amSka i|yd cd;sl Ys,am iNdj úiska imhkq ,nk
ismaiúr úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh
8' .%dóh l¾udka; yd iajhx /lshd ixj¾Ok wud;HdxYh úiska
msßkukq ,nk .%dóh l¾udka; wxYh i|yd lïÈßh úY%du jegqma
fhdackd l%uh

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vq wdodhï,dNS mjq,aj,ska jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys;

w wmyiq lrk j;=j, N+f.da,Sh msysàu fya;=fjka j;= wxYfha wdndO 81. Note 20, 10
mqoa.,hskag wdodhï mejÍu iys; mqoa.,hskag m%;s,dN fkd,efí' fldajâ-19 jix.;h wdY%s; rg 82. Note 46
jid ;eîfï ld, mßÉfþoh ;=< wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag Tjqkaf.a Note 48, 24
oßø;djfhka fmf<k jeäysáhkag wdodhï mejrSfï fhdackd l%uh
83.
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jeäysá f,alï ld¾hd,fhka remsh,a 2000$} ysñfõ' cd;sl jeäysá homes%202021.pdf.
f,alï ld¾hd,fha pl%f,aL wxl NSE/EL/01/2018 wod< l%shd mámdáh

iy iqÿiqlï ks¾Kdhl olajd we;' uq,a ,nkakdf.a urKfhka miq mqoa.,sl úY%du jegqma iy rlaIK l%u
,nkakkaf.a jhi wjqreÿ 70 iy Bg jeä l,;%hskag fuu wdodhu Y%S ,xldj we;=¿ ol=Kq wdishdkq l,dmfha iafõÉPd fi!LH rlaIKh
,eîug ysñlï we;' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jk cd;sl f,alï iy fi!LH úhoï i|yd jk wfkl=;a mqoa.,sl uQ,dY% nyq,j olakg
ld¾hd,h wdndê; mqoa.,hka isák y÷kd.;a wvq wdodhï,dNS mjq,a fkd,efnk nj l,dmSh wOHhkhlska fy<s ù ;sfí'83 mqoa.,sl Okh
i|yd re' 3000$} udisl oSukdjla ,nd foa' fuu fhdackd l%ufha m%Odk l<ukdlrK iud.ï iy rlaIK imhkakka ishü wdodhï uÜgïj,
wvqmdvqj jkafka whjeh iSudjka fya;=fjka iqÿiqlï ,;a mqoa.,hskaf.a mqoa.,hska i|yd iafõÉPd odhl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%u iy rlaIK
wvq wdjrKhhs' Bg wu;rj —jeäysá wdjrK lemlre˜ fhdackd l%uh l%u /ila msßkud we;' flfia fj;;a" fndfyda úg fïjdg m%fõY
hgf;a wirK jeäysáhkag wkq.%dylfhl=f.ka uilg re' 500'00' lrkafka uOHu iy by< uOHu wdodhï ,nk mjq,aj, idudðlhska
la ,efí' ´kEu mÈxÑlrefjl=g" wdh;khlg fyda iud.ulg mu‚' my< uOHu wdodhï,dNS iy ÿmam;a mjq,a fïjdg m%fõYkh
wkq.%dylfhl= úh yel' fuu m%;s,dN ,nd .ekSug fndfyda ndOd ;sfí' lrkafka ke;'
fuu jevigyka yryd ,efnk uqo,a m%;s,dN m%udKj;a fkdùu flfrys
uQ,sl wjOdkh fhduq flf¾' fndfyda iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka hgf;a
,efnk uqo,a ;ksj isák mqoa.,hskaf.a uQ,sl wjYH;d mjd wdjrKh jeäysá ksjdi iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jk
lsÍug m%udKj;a fkdfõ' oekg" wdOdr imhkq ,nkafka iyh b,a,d we;s /ljrK ksjdi
iqÿiqlï ,;a jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.ka fldgila i|yd
mu‚' whjeh iSudjka ksidfjka úY%du m%;s,dN wiudkqmd;sl f,i fnod Y%S ,xldfõ iS>%fhka jhia.; jk ck.ykh úiska jhia.; i;aldr
yeÍug isÿ ù ;sfí' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag fuu m%;s,dN ,nd .ekSug fiajd i|yd we;s b,aü jeä lr we;' jeäysá whs;sjdislï iq/lSfï
whÿï lsÍfï l%shdj,sh o mSvdldÍ jk w;r" ysñlï mdkakkayg rcfha mk; iy tys 2011 ixfYdaOkh wkqj ish¨ u jeäysá i;aldr fiajd
ia:r lsysmhla u; hemSug isÿjk w;r f;aÍï l%shdj,sh foaYmd,k imhkakka cd;sl jeäysá ljqkais,fha ,shdmÈxÑ úh hq;=h' m<d;a
wkq.%yh iy fjkia fldg ie,lSu ;=< .s,S we;'81 m%Odk jYfhka iudc fiajd fomd¾;fïka;= fuu ksjdij, wëlaIKh" j¾.SlrKh iy
isxy, NdIdj l;d lrk ks,Odß ;ka;%h iu. .kqfokq lsÍfï ÿIalr;d" we.hSu isÿ lrkq ,efí' fï jk úg m<d;a iudc fiajd fomd¾;fïka;=
idlaIr;djfha wvq uÜgï iy rcfha wdh;k fj; fN!;sl m%fõYh u.ska wëlaIKh lrkq ,nk jeäysá ksjdi 349la84 mj;sk w;r bka

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nyq;rhla md,kh lrkq ,nkafka i¾fjdaoh iy fy,amataÊ jeks rdcH .=Kd;aulNdjh iy md,kh jeäÈhqKq lsÍu jeo.;a fõ' jeäysá 85. Note 81
fkdjk ixúOdk fyda fm!oa.,sl wdh;k úisks'85 fm!oa.,sl wdh;k /ljrK i;aldrh i|yd YlH úl,amhla f,i jeäysá /ljrK ksjdi 86. Note 18, 31
fyda mqoa.,hska úiska mj;ajdf.k hkq ,nk jeäysáhka i|yd .dia;= wh flfrys iudcfha wdl,amuh fjkila" iuyr úg m%;sm;a;s ixfYdaOk 87. Ibid, 27
lrk ksjdi lsysmhla o mj;S' u.ska iydh olajk fjkila wjYH fõ' 88. Ibid, 32
89. See “Caring of Mentally Retarded Persons,”
fm!oa.,sl iud.ï iy rdcH wdh;k lsysmhla jeäysá mqoa.,hska Y%S ,xldfõ wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jk /ljrK ksjdij,ska Department of Social Services, accessed
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i|yd .dia;=jla whlr ksfji mokï lr.;a fyo fiajhla imhkq nyq;rhla iafõÉPd mokñka mj;ajdf.k hkq ,efí' m%S;smqr m%cdjka" gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_
,efí' fuu fiajd imhkakka 2006 wxl 21 ork mqoa.,sl ffjoH ohd ksji" ix§mkS ksji jeks rdcH fkdjk ixúOdk" wdka;SlrKhg ,la content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=134&lang=en.
wdh;k ^,shdmÈxÑ lsÍfï& mk; iy 2007 ud¾;= 22 Èk wxl 1489$18 jQ iy wd¾Ól jYfhka wvq miqìul isák wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd
w;súfYaI .eiÜ m;%h86 wkqj mqoa.,sl ffjoH wdh;khla f,i m<d;a /ljrK ksjdi mj;ajdf.k hhs' fuu ixúOdk m<d;a iudc fiajd
fi!LH fiajd wOHlaI yryd fm!oa.,sl fi!LH wxYfha kshduk iNdj fomd¾;fïka;=fõ ,shdmÈxÑ úh hq;=h' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd
(Private Health Sector Regulatory Council) iuÕ jd¾Islj ,shdmÈxÑ úh jk ish¨ u /ljrK ksjdi wëlaIKh" j¾.SlrKh iy we.hSu by;
hq;=h' fm!oa.,sl fi!LH wxYfha kshduk iNdj úiska ksl=;a lrk ,o i|yka fomd¾;fïka;=j, j.lSu fõ' fndfyda úg" fuu ksjdi tjeks
ud¾f.damfoaYj,g wkqj fiajd imhkakka l%shd l< hq;= w;r" ud¾f. ia:dkj, kv;a;= úhoï mshjd .ekSug m%udKj;a fkdjk mqKHdOdr u;
damfoaYj,g wkql+, fkdjk ´kEu fiajd imhkafkl= kj;d oeóug r|d mj;S' iudc fiajd fomd¾;fïka;=j foudmshka fyda Ndrlrejka
wjir we;' Y%S ,xldj ;=< ksjdi fyo i;aldr fiajd imhkakka 25la fkdue;sj nqoaêuh W!k;djhka mj;sk msßñ <uqka i|yd kjd;ekla
muK l%shd;aul jk nj weia;fïka;= lr we;s w;r" fuu lafIa;%h l<ukdlrKh lrhs' wdydr iy ffjoH myiqlï we;=¿ fkajdisl
ksÍlaIKh lsÍfï iy kshdukh lsÍfï ÿ¾j,;d fya;=fjka tu ixLHdj myiqlï fkdñf,a msßkukq ,efí' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jk
ksYaÑ;ju fkdokS' Tjqkaf.a fiajdjka idudkHfhka wvq wdodhï,dNS cd;sl f,alï ld¾hd,h úiska oeä f,i wdndê;Ndjhg m;a" iqj l<
mjq,aj,g oeßh fkdyelsh'87 fkdyels mqoa.,hska i|yd úlafgdaßhd ksjdih mj;ajdf.k hkq ,efí'89
fuu ksjdi kv;a;= lsÍu i|yd fjka lr we;s uyck uqo,a m%udKj;a
jeäysáhka i|yd jk ksjfiys fyo i;aldr fiajd yd fkajdisl fkdùu fya;=fjka n,OdÍka úiska tu ia:dk mj;ajdf.k hdug mß;Hd.
fiajd wld¾hlaIu ,shdmÈxÑ lsÍfï iy wëlaIK l%shdj,shg úi÷ï u; úYajdih ;nkq ,efí' wruqo,a fkdue;slu imhkq ,nk fiajdjkays
fiùu i|yd kj úêúOdk flgqïm;a lrñka mj;sk nj ksÍlaIKh .=Kd;aulNdjhg n,mdk w;r tu ksid th fkajdislhskaf.a Ôjk
fõ'88 jfhdajDoaO ksjeishkaf.a Ôjk ;;a;ajh jeäÈhqKq lsÍu iy ;;a;ajhg n,mdkq ,efí'
mjq, u; hemSu wju lsÍu i|yd fuu fiajdjka fj; m%fõY ùfï§
mq¿,a wdjrKhla iy jvd oeßh yels ñ,lg fuu myiqlïj,

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jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd we;s fjk;a ms<sld" jl=.vq frda. iy yDo frda.j,ska fmf<k wvq wdodhï,dNS 90. Note 18, 19
fiajdjka mjq,aj, jeäysáhkag remsh,a 25"000$- l uq,H wdOdr imhk —wdfrda. 91. Ibid, 26
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f,alï ld¾hd,h úiska ksl=;a lrk ,o jeäysá ye÷kqïm;a" rcfha iy myiqlï imhhs' iqÿiqlï imqrd,k jeäysáhka fuu fhdackd l%u Department,” Department of Social Service- Western
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Note 18, 24
m%;s,dNhla ,nd fkdfok njg;a mj;sk idlaIs fmkajd foa'90 rcfha iSudjkag u Ndckh úh yelsh' ;jo" fi!LH ffjoH ks,OdÍjrhdf.a
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tjeks i;aldr myiqlï i|yd we;s m%fõYkh lsÍfï mr;rh wvq jk w;r" jeäysáhkag iajdëk Ôú;hla .; lsÍu i|yd wjYH mq¿,a
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u.fmkaùu hgf;a m%dfoaYSh uÜgfï jeäysá lñgq msysgqjd we;af;a tjeks úêúOdkhla u.ska jeäysáhkaf.a mjq,a u; megù we;s i;aldr
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iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd i;aldr imhkakka mqyqKq lsÍu i|yd
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;nkq ,efí' wruqo,a fkdue;slu imhkq Tjqka miqj m%foaYfha fi!LH ffjoH ks,OdÍ ld¾hd,hg i;aldr wjYH
jeäysáhka ms<sn| f;dr;=re imhk w;r jeäysá mqoa.,fhl=g iydhl
,nk fiajdjkays .=Kd;aul Ndjhg WmlrKhla wjYH kï fy,amataÊ Y%S ,xld yd iïnkaO fõ'97 Èjhsk mqrd
n,mdk w;r tu ksid th fkajdislhskaf.a msysá rcfha frday,aj,g wkqnoaO mqkre;a:dmk uOHia:dk lsysmhla o
wud;HdxYh i;= fõ' nyq;rh udkisl mqkre;a:dmk tall jk w;r
Ôjk ;;a;ajhg n,mdkq ,efí' rd.u rEueála yd mqkre;a:dmk frday, rg mqrd rcfha frday,aj,ska
fhduq lrk frda.Skag mqkre;a:dmk fiajd imhkq ,nhs' mßêfha we;s
ÿ¾j, m%fõYH;djh" udkj iy uQ,H iïm;aj, we;s ndOdjka iy
frda.Skaf.a M,odhS mqkre;a:dmkhg n,mdk ÿ¾j, miq úmrï i;aldr
we;=¿ wvqmdvq lsysmhlska mqkre;a:dmk fiajdjka mSvd ú¢k nj ixLHd
f,aLk u.ska fmkajd foa'98 mQ¾j ueÈy;aùï fkdue;sùfuka wdndOj,
nrm;,lu jeä jk w;r ld,hdf.a wejEfuka oaú;shsl wdndOj,go
;=vq Èh yels ksidfjka wdndO iys; <uqka i|yd jdiia:dk jevigyka
fkdue;slu nrm;, ldrKhla fõ'99
iudc fiajd fomd¾;fïka;=fõ iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jk

cd;sl f,alï ld¾hd,h úiska l%shd;aul lrk m%cd mdol mqkre;a:dmk
jevigykska wvq wdodhï,dNS jeäysá mqoa.,hskag iy wdndO iys;
mqoa.,hskag iydhl Wmdx. ud,djla imhhs' jeäysáhkag iy wdndO
iys; mqoa.,hskag Tjqkaf.a tÈfkod Ôú;fha§ iajdëk ùug iy Tjqkaf.a
Ôjk ;;a;ajh jeäÈhqKq lsÍug Wmldr jk w;r tuÕska mjq,g we;s
i;aldr nr wvq lr .ekSug Wmldr jk Wmdx. iemhSu jeo.;a fõ'
flfia fj;;a" idudkHfhka iydhl Wmdx. idfmalaIj ñ, wêl jk

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w;r" tajd fndfyda mqoa.,hskag" WodyrK jYfhka uOHu wdodhï ,nk ,xld fiajd fhdaclhskaf.a iïfï,kfha úfYaIs; mqyqKq yd wdndê; 100. Note 18, 29
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,nk Wmdx. iSñ; iemhqulska mj;sk w;r tuÕska fndfyda tu Wmdx. ,nd fohs'103 mqoa.,sl wxYfha mqyqKq wjia:d iuyrla .dia;= whlsÍu" 102. See http://menhandy.org/about.html, http://www.
,eîug iqÿiq mqoa.,hskag mjd wjYH iyh fkd,efí' uQ,Huh ndOdjka iys; wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd m%fõY lsÍfï rccisl.org/About-Us.html, https://chitralane.lk/
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iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jD;a;Sh mqyqKqj" Ôjfkdamdh ixj¾Okh iy remsh,a 6000 g wvq" wvq wdodhï,dNS mjq,aj, wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska 104. Note 57, 5
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mqoa.,hska i|yd m%udKj;a m%udKhlska ,nd .; fkdyels neúka l=i,;d ,ndfok idïm%odhsl iajhx /lshd wdOdr uQ,H ia:djr;ajh iy iqrlaIs; Itemid=151&lang=en#payment-of-rs-5-000-00.
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úfYaIs; orejd i|yd jk fukayekaÈ (Menhandy) mdi," ikaksfõok
wdndO iys; mqkre;a:dmk uOHia:dkh (Rehabilitation Centre for the w;sf¾l jYfhka" my; i|yka tla jrla muKla ,ndfoka §ukd o
Communication Impaired) iy úfYaI wjYH;d we;s <uqka i|yd jk iqÿiqlï ,;a wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd ,nd .; yelsh( re' 250"000
Ñ;%d mgqu. mdi,102 jeks ,dN fkd,nk rdcH fkdjk wdh;k iy la kj ksjila bÈlsÍu i|yd" re' 25"000la iajhx /lshd i|yd" iy
wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jD;a;Sh mqyqKqj jeks wOHdmk wjia:d msß Y,Hl¾u i|yd remsh,a 20"000 olajd" T!IO i|yd iy re' 20000" iy
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lsÍu j<lajkq ,nhs' tu ksid" Tjqkaf.a mQ¾K ld,Sk /ljrKh fndfyda ie,lSu fuu fiajdjkays ld¾hlaIu;djhg wys;lr f,i n,md we;s
úg mjqf,a j.lSula njg m;ajk w;r" iajdëkj Ôj;a ùug yels jk nj wdndê; mqoa.,hskaf.a whs;sjdislï fjkqfjka lghq;= lrk ixúOdk
mßÈ tjeks wOHdmk wjia:d Tjqkaj ikakoaO lrk Ôjk l=i,;dj,ska úiska cd;Hka;r wëlaIK wdh;k fj; kej; kej; bÈßm;a lrk ,o
m%fhdack ,eîu o Tjqkag u. yef¾' úúO wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska mqyqKq idlaIs fmkajd foa' 106" 107
lsÍu iy Tjqkaf.a /lshd yelshdj by< kexùu i|yd msysgqjd we;s

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2'2'3 j.lsjhq;= wdh;k ,efí' fiajl Ndr wruqo, mßmd,kh lrkq ,nkafka fiajl Ndr wruqo,a 108. Note 20, 5
uKav,h úisks' fjk;a wud;HdxY úiska f;dard.;a mqoa., ldKav i|yd úúO
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wud;HdxYh wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jk cd;sl f,alï ld¾hd,h iy ú.u‚l Y%ñlhska i|yd jk rlaIK l%ufha j.lSu orhs'
wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jk cd;sl iNdj i|yd jk m%Odk wud;HdxYh
fõ' wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jQ cd;sl iNdj iajdëk ;SrK .ekSfï fi!LH wud;HdxYh ish¨ cd;sl fi!LH iïnkaO m%;sm;a;s l%shd;aul lsÍu
wdh;khla f,i msysgqùfï m%ldYs; wruqKq ;sìh§;a" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska" iy jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag Tjqkaf.a Ôjk ;;a;ajh
i;aldr imhkakka iy wdndê; whs;sjdislï fjkqfjka fmkS isák ixúOdk jeäÈhqKq lsÍu iy hemSu wju lrk .=Kd;aul fi!LH fiajdjla i|yd
we;=<;aj" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jQ cd;sl iNdj iSñ; wdndO m%fõYh iy;sl lsÍu i|yd j.lSu orhs' wOHdmk wud;HdxYh iy
iys; mqoa.,hska iy l%shdldÍka úiska m%;sm;a;s iïmdokh iy wdndê; Wiia wOHdmk yd uydud¾. wud;HdxYh" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd
whs;sjdislï m%j¾okh lsÍfï§ wld¾hlaIu f,i i,lkq ,efí'108 wOHdmkhg ish¨fokd we;=<;a jk m%fõYhla i,ik wOHdmkh iïnkaO
m%;sm;a;s l%shd;aul lsÍfï j.lSu orhs'
m%d:ñl fi!LH fiajd" jix.; iy fldaúâ frda. md,kh ms<sn|
rdcH wud;HdxYh" jeäysá cd;sl f,alï ld¾hd,fha iy iudc fiajd óg wu;rj" zzcd;Hka;r Y%S ,xldzz iy zzi¾fjdaoh Y%uodk jHdmdrhzz jeks
fomd¾;fïka;=fõ m%Odk wud;HdxYh fõ' fomd¾;fïka;=j óg fmr iudc rdcH fkdjk ixúOdk iy fm!oa.,sl wxYfha wdh;k jeäysáhkag iy
iún, .ekaùï wud;HdxYh hgf;a mej;=‚' fy,amataÊ Y%S ,xld iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka iy fiajd imhkq ,efí'
i¾fjdaoh jeks fndfyda rdcH fkdjk ixúOdk iudc fiajd fomd¾;fïka;=fõ
m%cd mdol mqkre;a:dmk jevigykg iydh ùug iïnkaO fõ' jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag wdrlaIdj iy fiajd iemhSu i|yd
jk iuia; wdh;ksl jHqyh" jeäysá i;aldr iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska
iudc iqnidOk" mßjdi iy <udrlaIl fiajd ms<sn| m<d;a fomd¾;fïka;= i|yd nyq-wdxYsl m%fõYhla fkdue;slu ksid mSvd ú£' ta fjkqjg ksy~
jeäysá ksjdi kv;a;= lsÍu iy wëlaIKh lsÍu lrkq ,efí' Tjqka wdndO m%fõYhla wkq.ukh lrkq fmfka' jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag
iys; mqoa.,hskag iydhl Wmdx." iajhx /lshd mqyqKqj iy uQ,H yd há;, fiajd iemhSu i|yd m%dfoaYSh mßmd,k tall iys; cd;sl iïnkaëlrK
myiqlï i|yd o iydh fõ' hdka;%Khla fkdue;s w;r" th wvq hemqï Ôú; .; lsÍug wjYH fiajd
iy f;dr;=re fj; m%fõY lsÍug ndOdjla fõ' iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka
rdcH fiajl úY%du jegqma fhdackd l%uh iy jekaoUq yd wk;aore úY%du wëlaIKh iy jxpd ¥IK je<elaùu i|yd Yla;su;a j.ùfï hdka;%Khla
jegqma fhdackd l%uh úY%du jegqma fomd¾;fïka;=j u.ska mßmd,kh flf¾' fkdue;slu fuu jevigykaj, iSudjka ;jÿrg;a W.% lrhs'
fiajl w¾:idOl wruqo, lïlre fomd¾;fïka;=j úiska Y%S ,xld uy
nexl=j úiska l<ukdlrKh lrkq ,nk wruqo,aj,ska mßmd,kh lrkq

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i|yd rdcH fkdjk ixúOdk fndfyda ÿrg ;ks mqoa., iy wdh;ksl úh yelsh' fuhg m%;súreoaO f,i" wdndO iys; mqoa.,hka i|yd jk
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úhou remsh,a ñ,shk 14"258 la jQ w;r" jeäysá mqoa.,hska i|yd wdOdr iy iajdëkj Ôj;a ùug wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska fndfyda wNsfhda.j,g
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m%;smdok 2020 § remsh,a ñ,shk 4"600 isg 2021 § remsh,a ñ,shk
mßmd,k tall iys; cd;sl iïnkaëlrK hdka;%Khla fkdue;s w;r" 2"900 olajd my; jeà we;s w;r" th fiajdjka i|yd jeä ÈhqKq
l< m%fõYH;djfhka ÿria: m%foaYj, fjfik jeäysáhkaf.a iy
th wvq hemqKa Ôú; .; lsÍug wjYH fiajd iy f;dr;=re fj; m%fõY wdndê; mqoa.,hskaf.a yelshdj flfrys n,mdkq ,nhs' flfia fj;;a"
lsÍug ndOdjla fõ' iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka wëlaIKh iy jxpd idudkHfhka fiajd i|yd m%fõYh flfrys Okd;aul n,mEula we;s
lrk m%jdyk cd,fha ld¾hlaIu;dj" Odß;dj iy iïnkaO;dj
¥IK je<elaùu i|yd Yla;su;a j.ùfï hdka;%Khla fkdue;slu fuu jeäÈhqKq lsÍu i|yd remsh,a ñ,shk 9"204la jeh lrk ,§'
jevigykaj, iSudjka ;jÿrg;a W.% lrhs' jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag fiajd i|yd wruqo,a iemhSu
iïnkaOfhka jvd;a u jeo.;a yria lemqï .eg¨j jkafka tjeks lghq;=
i|yd fjka lrkq ,nk iodld,slj m%udKj;a fkdjk wruqo,a fõ' iudc
wdrlaIK iy iqNidOk úhoï i|yd wjYH wruqo,a ,nd .ekSu i|yd
wfkl=;a ixj¾Ok m%uqL;d iuÕ ;rÕ lsÍug isÿ jk w;r" tuÕska
jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag m%udKj;a fiajd iemhSug
ndOdjla fõ' fuu ;;a;ajh" mjqf,a wdodhu wvd, lr tla w;lska
mjq,aj, Ôjk ;;a;ajhg o wfkla w;g jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndê;
mqoa.,hskaf.a mjqf,a idudðlhskaf.a Ôú;j,g n,mEï we;s lrk w;r
tjeks fiajdjka iqrlaIs; lsÍu i|yd mqoa.,sl wxYhg nr mgjkq ,efí'

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112. B. Skanthakumar, “Budget 2022: Brace for Austerity,”
SSA Sri Lanka, January 4, 2022, http://ssalanka.org/
m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka Y%S ,xldfõ iudc wdOdr jevigyk 31] ka ol=Kq wdishdkq l,dmfha
113.
budget-2022-brace-austerity-b-skanthakumar/.
Sánchez Ramos, Karen Melissa and Karimi, Abdul

oßø;djhg fojk úYd,;u n,mEu t,a, lrkq ,efí'115 Matin, “Social Protection in Sri Lanka: An Analysis
iuDoaê jevigyk Y%S ,xldfõ ÿmam;a ck;dj i|yd jk m%Odk iy of the Social, Economic and Political Effectiveness
of the Samurdhi Program,” Munich Personal RePEc
úYd,;u iudc wdrlaIK jevigykhs' jevigyfka È.=ld,Sk b,lalh flfia fj;;a" iuDoaê jevigyk ms<sn| nyqúO wOHhkhka ;¾l Archive (MPRA) Paper No. 102558, July 24, 2020, 6,
jkafka ÿmam;a ck;dj m%Odk Odrdfõ wd¾Ól yd iudc jHqyhka lrkafka fuu jevigyk oßø;djh wju lsÍug odhl jQ jeo.;a iudc https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/102558/1/MPRA_
paper_102558.pdf.
fj; taldnoaO lsÍu ;=<ska È<s÷lu ;=rka lsÍuhs' iuDoaê m%;s,dNSka wdrlaIK$wdrlaIs; oe,a jevigykla jk w;r §ukd m%udKj;a fkdùu 114. Note 48, 39
ck.ykfhka 23] la jk w;r th Y%S ,xldfõ oßø;djfha ;ru biau;= iy iajhx jd¾;d wdodhu u; mokïj fnod yeÍfï l%shdj,sh jeks 115. Ibid, 16
lr fmkajhs'112 fuu jevigyk oekg m%Odk ixj¾Ok jevigyka 10la úhyels m%;s,dNSka M,odhS f,i b,lal lr .ekSu i|yd jevigyk 116. Brian Walsh and Stephane Hallegatte,
l%shd;aul lrhs' tkï Ôjfkdamdh ixj¾Ok jevigyk" wf,ú m%j¾Ok fndfyda iSudjkag uqyqK fok njhs'116 wksjd¾h b;=reï" iudc wdrlaIK “Socioeconomic Resilience in Sri Lanka Natural
jevigyk" iudc ixj¾Ok jevigyk" m%cd mdol ixúOdk jevigyk" wruqo, iy ksjdi wruqo, i|yd wvq lsÍu fya;=fjka m%;s,dNSkag Disaster Poverty and Wellbeing Impact Assessment,”
Policy Research Working Paper 9015, 2019,
f;dr;=re ;dlaIK jevigyk" mqyqKq yd Odß;d ixj¾Ok jevigyk" ,efnk Y=oaO uqo,a jákdlu" kshu lr we;s uqo,g jvd fnfyúka wvq 26 https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/
udOH jevigyk" m%cd mdol nexl= jevigyk" iudc iqnidOk neúka tu.ska hemSu i|yd b;d iq¿ uqo,la b;sß lsÍu fya;=fjka iuDoaê en/173611568643337991/pdf/Socioeconomic-
Resilience-in-Sri-Lanka-Natural-Disaster-Poverty-
jevigyk iy iudc wdrlaIK jevigyk fõ' jevigyfka m%;s,dNSka ;jÿrg;a mSvdjg m;afõ' 2022 whjeh l;dfõ§ and-Wellbeing-Impact-Assessment.pdf.
uqo,a wud;Hjrhd iuDoaê iyk iudcfha jvd;a u iqÿiaikag b;sß lr 117. Note 88, 62
iuDoaê ixj¾Ok fomd¾;fïka;=jg wkqj" uqo,a yqjudrej ,eîug iuDoaê m%;s,dNSkaf.a mßfNdack rgdj .ek kej; is;d ne,Sug;a b;=reï 118. Note 123
ysñlï we;s mjq,a f;dard .ekSfï fmdÿ ks¾Kdhlj,g we;=<;a jkafka( yd wdfhdack ixialD;shla we;s lsÍu;a Èß.ekaùug rcfha fhdað; Wmdh
^w& wOHdmk uÜgï¦ ^wd& fi!LHh¦ ^we& wd¾Ól ;;a;ajh¦ ^wE& uq¿ ud¾.h fnod .;af;ah'117 foaYmd,k ueÈy;aùï m%Odk m%Yakhla jk w;r
j;alï¦ ^b& ksjdi ;;a;ajh iy¦ ^B& mjqf,a ck úldYkh' tfia jqjo" th ÿmam;a mjq,a neyer lsÍug fya;=j;a fõ'118
m%;s,dNSka f;dard .ekSu i|yd meyeÈ,s o¾Yl fomd¾;fïka;=j úiska
m%ldYhg m;a fkdflf¾'113 Y%S ,xldj iudc wdOdr i|yd jeh lrkafka
o< foaYSh ksIamdÈ;fhka 1]lg jvd wvq m%udKhla jk w;r bka jeä
m%udKhla wfkl=;a jevigykaj,g jvd iuDoaê §ukdj jeks fldkafoais
úrys; uqo,a yqjudre i|yd jeh lrhs'114 fï wkqj iqnidOk úhoïj,ska
jeä u m%;sY;h iuDoaê jevigyk i|yd fjka flf¾' fuu jevigyk
i|yd 2020 jif¾ úhou re' ñ,shk 35"087 la jQ w;r th 2021 § re'
ñ,shk 38"844 ls' oYlhla mqrdjg u" m%Odk;u oßø;djh msgqoelSfï

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u; hemSu wju lsÍfï wruq‚ka jeäysá iy wdndO iys; ,laúh yels ia;%Ska we;=¿ jfhdajDoaO mqoa.,hskaf.a i;aldrl fiajd iïnkaO .eg¿ iuÕ
Y%S ,xldjg fmdrnokakg isÿ fõ' ta w;r u" n,OdÍka úiska wdndê;Ndjh ms<sn| iuia;
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i;aldrhla fkdue;slu fya;=fjka" fuu mqoa.,hska /ln,d .ekSu mjq,aj, j.lSula njg
jevigyka i|yd cd;sl whjeh yryd ie,lsh hq;= m;afõ' ixialD;sl iïu;hka iy Ndú;hka iy uQ,H .eg¿ fya;=fjka fndfyda jeäysá
iy wdndO iys; mjqf,a idudðlhska i|yd uQ,sl i;aldr imhkakka f,i lghq;= lsÍu
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iïnkaëlrK hdka;%Khla wjYH fõ' ;jo" jevigyka i;aldrh i|yd lghq;= lrk tfukau Y%u n,ldfha isák ia;%Skag ksIamdok" m%;sksIamdok
yd m%cd Ôú;h ;=ka wdldr jQ nrla oeÍug isÿù ;sfí' flfia fj;;a" ia;%Ska kshq;= jegqma
fj; m%fõYkh lsÍug m%udKj;a Wmldrl fiajd o fkdue;' fkd,nk iq/l=ñ jev zY%uhz f,i fkdi,lk w;r jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj,
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i|yd jk iudc wdrlaIK jevigykaj, ysveia wduka;%Kh ksidfjka ia;%Skaf.a wd¾Ól odhl;ajh ;lafiare lsÍfï§ Tjqkf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï
jev wksjd¾hfhka u .Kkh l< hq;=h'
lsÍu i|yd mq¿,a kS;s" m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka ilia
Y%S ,xldfõ kS;suh iy m%;sm;a;s rduqj ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev ms<sn|j
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.eg¿ mq¿,a f,i úi£ug o th iQodkï fkdue;' tu ksid" fkdje<elaúh yels f,i
hymeje;afï jeo.;alu y÷kdf.k jegqma fkd,nk jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndê; mqoa.,hskaf.a i;aldrh mqoa.,sl wjldYhg ;,a¨ fjñka
iq/l=ï jev ixj¾Ok kHdh m;%hg we;=<;a lrk iudc mj;sk w;r th ksjfia isák ia;%Skag mejfrk rdcldß m%udKh jeä lrkq ,nhs' /
ljrKh iy iydh iemhSu i|yd mjq,a u; r|d mej;=ko" jeäysá iy wdndO iys;
i;aldr m%;sm;a;s wkq.ukh lsÍu wjYH fõ' mjqf,a idudðlhka /ln,d .kakd mjq,a i|yd iydhl wjYH;djh ms<s.kakd iy y÷kd

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.kakd rdcH m%;sm;a;s fkdue;s w;r tjeks mjq,a i|yd lsisÿ wdOdr l%shdud¾.hla ,nd § úh yel' whjeh iSudjka u.ska m%;s,dNSka iy m%;s,dN hk fowxYfhkau jevigykaj,
fkdue;' fuu.ska mjq,aj, isák ia;%Skaf.a jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev jeä ù we;' kQ;k wdjrKh mq¿,a lsÍu ;jÿrg;a iSud lrkq ,nhs' jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag
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kej; fidhd ne,Su wjYH ù we;' iudc wdrlaIK fhdackd l%uj,g we;=<;a fkdlsÍu j;auka iudc wdrlaIK l%ufha iSudjla
o jk w;r" tjeks mqoa.,hska yÈis wd¾Ól fjkialïj,g Ndckh fõ' fiajd iemhSug
Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysáhkaf.a iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a iudc wdrlaIKhg wod< ffk;sl wys;lr f,i n,mdk iuia; wdh;ksl jHqyfha jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskaf.a
iy m%;sm;a;s rduqj kej; úu¾Ykh lr ne,Su wjYH fõ' rduqj m%udKj;a jk úg" /ljrKh i|yd we;s ksy~ m%fõYh jeäysáhkag iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hskag fiajd
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m%Odk ysveia lsysmhla ksÍlaIKh l< yelsh' iudc wdrlaIK jevigyka i|yd cd;sl
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mqoa.,hskag m%udKj;a fiajd iemhSug ndOdjla we;s lrkq ,nhs' úúO fomd¾;fïka;= w;r iy fjk;a iudc wdrlaIK fiajdjka i|yd we;s m%fõYh jeä jeäfhka iSud lrk .eg¿
iïnkaëlrKh fkdue;slu iy jevigyka msgm;a lsÍu u.ska tlu m%;s,dNSka jevigyka njg m;aj we;' jfhdajDoaO wh iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,fhda Tjqka i;=j mj;sk wdfõksl
lsysmhlska m%;s,dN ,enk w;r tuÕska wfkl=;a iqÿiqlï ,;a mqoa.,hska neyer ùug fya;= fN!;sl yd ixcdkk iSudjka fya;=fjka fuu ndOl jvd;a W.% f,i w;aú¢;s'

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imqrd,Sug iudc wdrlaIK moaO;shg we;s yelshdj ms<sn| ldxidjka i|yd m%dfhda.sl fhdackd bÈßm;a lrhs' th —iudcfha hymeje;au iy conceptualized the framework of the three
interconnected dimensions of policy towards UCW.
u;= lrhs' kuq;a jvd jeo.;a f,i" th jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev udkj ixj¾Okfha ;sridrNdjh i|yd m%udKj;a uÜgfï iq/l=ula iy See: Anna Fälth and Mark Blackden, “Unpaid Care
flfrys tjeks wvqÿqvqlïj, we;s n,mEu ms<sn|jo iel ixld we;s wfkl=;a iudc m%;sksIamdok l%shdldrlï w;HjYH nj ms<s.ksñka ia;%Ska Work”, Policy Brief- Gender Equality and Poverty
Reduction 01, 2009, 8 https://www1.undp.org/
lrhs' tneúka" kS;s iy m%;sm;a;sj, tl ;ek m,aùu uÕyrjd .ekSu wd¾Ól md¾Yjlrejka f,i Yla;su;a lsÍu˜120 wruqKq lrhs' Tjqkaf.a content/dam/undp/library/gender/Gender%20
iy Y%S ,xldfõ jeäysá iy wdndO iys; mqoa.,hska i|yd jk iudc hemSu wju lsÍu i|yd fukau .Dyh ;=< jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jv and%20Poverty%20Reduction/Unpaid%20care%20
work%20English.pdf
wdrlaIK jevigykaj, ysveia wduka;%Kh lsÍu i|yd mq¿,a kS;s" nr wvq lsÍu i|yd fuu m%fõYh wjYH fõ' ;jo" jegqma fkd,nk 120. Swedish International Development Cooperation
m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka ilia lsÍu yÈis wjYH;djhls' fï i|yd iq/l=ï jevj, wd¾Ól jákdlu y÷kd .kakd iy iq/l=ï j.lSï iys; Agency (SIDA), “Quick Guide to What and How:
Unpaid Care Work– Entry Points to Recognise,
iudc wdrlaIK m%;sm;a;sj,ska bj;aùu iy m%cdjl ish¨ ck;djf.a mjq,aj,g iy ia;%Skag wdOdr lrk mshjrhka we;=<;a jk m%;sm;a;s Reduce and Redistribute”, Women’s Economic
hymeje;afï jeo.;alu y÷kd .kakd iy jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev rduqjla yryd i;aldr fiajd imhk ia;%Skaf.a Ôjk ;;a;ajh jeä ÈhqKq Empowerment Series, 2 https://www.oecd.org/dac/
gender-development/47565971.pdf
fiajd ixj¾Ok kHdh m;%hg we;=<;a lrk iudc i;aldr m%;sm;a;s lsÍu" Tjqkaf.a Y%u n,ldfha iyNd.S;ajh Èßu;a lsÍu iy il%Sh lsÍu
wkq.ukh lsÍu wjYH fõ' iudc wdrlaIKh iu. ixikaokh lsÍfï § yd Tjqkaf.a foaYmd,k iyNd.S;ajh iy m%cd iyNd.S;ajh jeä lsÍu
iudc i;aldrl m%fõYh uydpd¾h vhEka t,aika119 úiska bosrsm;a lrk lrkq ,nhs'
,o ;%s;aj ixl,amSh rduqj my; wx. wjOdrKh lrkq ,nhs(
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iq/l=ï jev wvq lsÍu&" iy
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iudc wdrlaIK kS;s" m%;sm;a;s iy jevigyka ms<sn| mq¿,a yd oeßh yels iy .=Kd;aul há;, myiqlï ieufokdg u wh;a jk
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ieufokd u wh;a jk iudc i;aldr moaO;shla i|yd ;%s;aj ixl,amSh wdh;k.; i;aldr fiajd iy úia;S¾K jeäysá iy wdndê; i;aldr
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wNsudkh iy iajdëk;ajh wjOdrKh lrkq ,nk w;r" mj;sk z fiajd iemhSu iy f;dr;=re fnod yeÍu i|yd YlH iy M,odhS
moaO;sh ;=< y÷kd f.k we;s ysveia M,odhS f,i úi|kq we;'
iïnkaëlrK hdka;%Khka iys; jfhdajDoaO iy wdndO iys;
z jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jevj,g uq,Huh jákdlula mjrñka iudc mqoa.,hska i|yd iudc wdrlaIK$i;aldr jevigyka l%shd;aul lsÍu
i;aldr moaO;s ie,iqï lsÍfï§ iy Y%u n,ldfha iyNd.S;ajh i|yd nyq-wdxYsl m%fõYhla fjkqfjka fmkS isàu iy fhdod .ekSu'
.Kkh lsÍfï§ mjqf,a iq/l=ï jev imhkakka Èßu;a lsÍu iy z úúO iudc wdrlaIK $ i;aldr fhdackd l%u i|yd iqÿiqlï
Tjqkag wjYH myiqlï iemhSu i|yd fuh ie,ls,a,g .ksñka
iudf,dapkh lsÍu i|yd Yla;su;a iy m%fõYkh l< yels j.ùfï
jegqma fkd,nk iq/l=ï jev y÷kd.ekSu ^;%s;aj ixl,amSh rduqfõ
hdka;%Khla ia:dms; lsÍu¦ jxpdj yd ¥IKh wju lsÍu¦ iy
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