The Cabinet of Ministers has granted policy approval for the draft bill prepared by the Legal Draftsman and submitted to the Cabinet by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment, in order to establish the National Women’s Commission.

Earlier, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted to establish an independent commission under the title of the “National Women’s Commission” to enable furnishing necessary recommendations to the Parliament through the subject minister in order to mediate in the issues related to providing leadership for women’s rights and the activities of equality of gender socialization.

Meanwhile, the Cabinet has also granted policy approval to the draft bill aimed at introducing required legal provisions with the objective of empowering equality of gender socialization and women.

The Department of Government Information (DGI) said that a contretemps is apparent within Sri Lanka regarding the equality of gender socialization and the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment is taking measures to minimize the gender imbalance of socialization.

Accordingly, approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted at their meeting held on 05.09.2022 to draft a bill to introduce required legal provisions with the objective of empowering equality of gender socialization and women. 

Accordingly, the President in his capacity as the Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment submitted the said draft bill which was prepared by the Legal Draftsman and the Cabinet of Ministers decided to grant policy approval to that, the statement said.