About Us
WHO WE ARE?
Our Vision
"A safe life for those in need of social care"
Our Mission
"To provide assistance and guidance, necessary relief and protection to the poor, disabled, widowed and disaster-affected people living in the province through a fair system, thereby improving their standard of living and making them a recognized group in society."
STRUCTUTE
Our Internal Division
Organizational structure
Responsibility: Provincial Director
Provincial Department of Social Services
About Us
In accordance with the provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, and following the establishment of the North Central Provincial Council on 12.05.1988, the Provincial Department of Social Services was established to carry out the duties and functions related to the subject of social services assigned to the Provincial Council under the Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987.
Initially, the activities of the Department commenced with the management of the Saliyapura Government Elders’ Home and the payment of public assistance allowances (Pin Padi). At present, the scope of services provided by the Department has expanded significantly to cover a wide range of social service functions.
The Head Office of the North Central Provincial Department of Social Services is located in Anuradhapura, and there are five institutions functioning directly under its administration:
- Saliyapura Shanthi Sewana Elders’ Home
- Bulnewa “Supasan” Home for Retired Elders
- Giritale Athwela Training Centre
- Olukaranda Vocational Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities
To ensure the effective implementation and coordination of the Department’s functions at the Divisional Secretariat level, Social Service Officers and Development Officers have been deployed to cover all 29 Divisional Secretariat Divisions.
Furthermore, the Department maintains close coordination with other relevant institutions, including the Department of Social Services of the Central Government, the National Secretariat for Elders, the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities, and the Ministry of Social Services.
In addition, the Department provides residential allowances, as well as financial and non-financial assistance, and carries out supervision for six institutions for persons with disabilities that are owned by the Department but operated by non-governmental organizations. Moreover, three institutions managed by non-governmental organizations or governing boards are also supervised by the Department, and residential allowances for those institutions are provided by the Department.
Main Functions:
• Providing financial assistance to low-income beneficiaries under various sectors.
• Providing equipment assistance to low-income beneficiaries.
• Providing necessary financial and equipment assistance in identified special circumstances.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of elders’ homes.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of vocational training and care institutions for persons with special needs.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of other institutions that provide relief to the public within the province.
• Conducting programs to empower elders, persons with special needs, female heads of households, and low-income groups through the development and evaluation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Formation of new organizations for elders, persons with special needs, and female heads of households; convening meetings and providing infrastructure facilities.
• Conducting drug prevention programs.
• Conducting community awareness programs to protect the rights and enhance the welfare of elders, persons with special needs, and female heads of households.
• Organizing and implementing community awareness programs on disaster management.
• Implementing attitude and capacity development programs for departmental staff.
• Institutional administration and management of the Department.
Responsibility: Officer-in-Charge
About Us
During the years 1946 and 1947, during the British colonial period, this site was constructed as a military barracks. According to local tradition, it is said that the African Kaberi regiment was stationed here. After independence in 1948, during the tenure of Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, it was maintained as a main base for the implementation of the Anuradhapura District Development Scheme by the Department of Engineering. From mid-1951 until June 1952, due to renovation work at Anuradhapura Central College, several classes were temporarily conducted at this location for a period of one year.
In July 1952, the institution was officially established as a government elders’ home. At its inception, it was known as “Mahalumadama,” later renamed “Mahalu Niwasaya,” and currently it is recognized as the Elders’ Home. At the beginning of 1952, it was an institution managed by the Government Department of Social Services. After the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1987 and the establishment of the Provincial Council system, it has been operated under the administration of the North Central Provincial Department of Social Services.
Vision
“A Pleasant Home Filled with Happiness”
Mission
“Transforming from an elderly care center—where residents’ dignity is nurtured, and their physical and mental well-being is elevated to a high standard—into a training and social research center, enabling seniors to live their later years with freedom and fulfillment.”
Our Services
Care
Providing care for elderly persons in society who have no support.
Training
Functioning as a practical training center related to elder care.
Education
Operating as a center that facilitates educational activities in the health sector.
Spiritual Development
Acting as a center for spiritual development for school and Sunday school students.
Facility Provision
Serving as a center that provides facilities for benefactors.
Responsibility: Officer-in-Charge
“Supasan Niwas” in Mawanellya stands as a testament to the generous donation made by the Dutch National Association, constructed under the patronage of the Sinhala Society of Mawanellya. The plaque displayed on the wall of the home bears witness to this fact. It was officially opened on 29th January 1999, with the participation of Dutch National Mr. T. Smith and Mrs. Smith, the then Honourable Minister of Social Services, Mr. Bertie Premalal Dissanayake, and the Sinhala Adhipathi of the 306-D District, Mr. W.M.S. Wijesundara.
Vision
“A beautiful and joyful home for senior citizens who are in need of social care.”
Mission
“To transform this institution into a dignified elderly care center by providing necessary residential facilities and care to the elderly community across the island who have become helpless due to various adversities and vulnerabilities, through fair and appropriate methods; while uplifting their mental well-being to a higher level, enabling them to become respected and honorable members of society, and thereby fulfilling the aspirations of the elderly.”
Our Services
- Providing nutritious meals and beverages to the residential elderly while ensuring the highest level of care for the residents.
- Implementing programmers to uplift the physical and mental well-being of the residential elderly to a higher level.
- Maintaining the health standards of the residential elderly in a satisfactory manner.
- Implementing programmers for spiritual development.
- Enhancing goodwill by connecting these elderly residents with senior citizens’ associations in the Divisional Secretariat area.
- Implementing programmers to enhance goodwill and cooperation with state institutions in the area.
Responsibility: Provincial Director
Provincial Department of Social Services
About Us
In accordance with the provisions of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, and following the establishment of the North Central Provincial Council on 12.05.1988, the Provincial Department of Social Services was established to carry out the duties and functions related to the subject of social services assigned to the Provincial Council under the Provincial Councils Act No. 42 of 1987.
Initially, the activities of the Department commenced with the management of the Saliyapura Government Elders’ Home and the payment of public assistance allowances (Pin Padi). At present, the scope of services provided by the Department has expanded significantly to cover a wide range of social service functions.
The Head Office of the North Central Provincial Department of Social Services is located in Anuradhapura, and there are five institutions functioning directly under its administration:
- Saliyapura Shanthi Sewana Elders’ Home
- Bulnewa “Supasan” Home for Retired Elders
- Giritale Athwela Training Centre
- Olukaranda Vocational Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities
To ensure the effective implementation and coordination of the Department’s functions at the Divisional Secretariat level, Social Service Officers and Development Officers have been deployed to cover all 29 Divisional Secretariat Divisions.
Furthermore, the Department maintains close coordination with other relevant institutions, including the Department of Social Services of the Central Government, the National Secretariat for Elders, the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities, and the Ministry of Social Services.
In addition, the Department provides residential allowances, as well as financial and non-financial assistance, and carries out supervision for six institutions for persons with disabilities that are owned by the Department but operated by non-governmental organizations. Moreover, three institutions managed by non-governmental organizations or governing boards are also supervised by the Department, and residential allowances for those institutions are provided by the Department.
Main Functions:
• Providing financial assistance to low-income beneficiaries under various sectors.
• Providing equipment assistance to low-income beneficiaries.
• Providing necessary financial and equipment assistance in identified special circumstances.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of elders’ homes.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of vocational training and care institutions for persons with special needs.
• Establishment, maintenance, and supervision of other institutions that provide relief to the public within the province.
• Conducting programs to empower elders, persons with special needs, female heads of households, and low-income groups through the development and evaluation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes.
• Formation of new organizations for elders, persons with special needs, and female heads of households; convening meetings and providing infrastructure facilities.
• Conducting drug prevention programs.
• Conducting community awareness programs to protect the rights and enhance the welfare of elders, persons with special needs, and female heads of households.
• Organizing and implementing community awareness programs on disaster management.
• Implementing attitude and capacity development programs for departmental staff.
• Institutional administration and management of the Department.
Responsibility: Officer-in-Charge
About Us
During the years 1946 and 1947, during the British colonial period, this site was constructed as a military barracks. According to local tradition, it is said that the African Kaberi regiment was stationed here. After independence in 1948, during the tenure of Prime Minister D. S. Senanayake, it was maintained as a main base for the implementation of the Anuradhapura District Development Scheme by the Department of Engineering. From mid-1951 until June 1952, due to renovation work at Anuradhapura Central College, several classes were temporarily conducted at this location for a period of one year.
In July 1952, the institution was officially established as a government elders’ home. At its inception, it was known as “Mahalumadama,” later renamed “Mahalu Niwasaya,” and currently it is recognized as the Elders’ Home. At the beginning of 1952, it was an institution managed by the Government Department of Social Services. After the adoption of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1987 and the establishment of the Provincial Council system, it has been operated under the administration of the North Central Provincial Department of Social Services.
Vision
“A Pleasant Home Filled with Happiness”
Mission
“Transforming from an elderly care center—where residents’ dignity is nurtured, and their physical and mental well-being is elevated to a high standard—into a training and social research center, enabling seniors to live their later years with freedom and fulfillment.”
Our Services
Care
Providing care for elderly persons in society who have no support.
Training
Functioning as a practical training center related to elder care.
Education
Operating as a center that facilitates educational activities in the health sector.
Spiritual Development
Acting as a center for spiritual development for school and Sunday school students.
Facility Provision
Serving as a center that provides facilities for benefactors.
Responsibility: Officer-in-Charge
“Supasan Niwas” in Mawanellya stands as a testament to the generous donation made by the Dutch National Association, constructed under the patronage of the Sinhala Society of Mawanellya. The plaque displayed on the wall of the home bears witness to this fact. It was officially opened on 29th January 1999, with the participation of Dutch National Mr. T. Smith and Mrs. Smith, the then Honourable Minister of Social Services, Mr. Bertie Premalal Dissanayake, and the Sinhala Adhipathi of the 306-D District, Mr. W.M.S. Wijesundara.
Vision
“A beautiful and joyful home for senior citizens who are in need of social care.”
Mission
“To transform this institution into a dignified elderly care center by providing necessary residential facilities and care to the elderly community across the island who have become helpless due to various adversities and vulnerabilities, through fair and appropriate methods; while uplifting their mental well-being to a higher level, enabling them to become respected and honorable members of society, and thereby fulfilling the aspirations of the elderly.”
Our Services
- Providing nutritious meals and beverages to the residential elderly while ensuring the highest level of care for the residents.
- Implementing programmers to uplift the physical and mental well-being of the residential elderly to a higher level.
- Maintaining the health standards of the residential elderly in a satisfactory manner.
- Implementing programmers for spiritual development.
- Enhancing goodwill by connecting these elderly residents with senior citizens’ associations in the Divisional Secretariat area.
- Implementing programmers to enhance goodwill and cooperation with state institutions in the area.
MEMBERS
Our Team
Welcome to the Provincial Department of Social Services
To ensure the effective implementation and coordination of the Department’s functions at the Divisional Secretariat level, Social Service Officers and Development Officers have been deployed to cover all 29 Divisional Secretariat Divisions.
The Department also maintains close coordination with key institutions, including the Department of Social Services of the Central Government, the National Secretariat for Elders, the National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities, and the Ministry of Social Services.
In addition, the Department provides residential allowances, as well as financial and non-financial assistance, and supervises six institutions for persons with disabilities that are owned by the Department but operated by non-governmental organizations.
Furthermore, three institutions managed by non-governmental organizations or governing boards are also supervised by the Department, with residential allowances provided accordingly.
Prasadi Wijesinghe Provincial Director
M.M. Malkanthi Administrative Officer
Priyanthi Ranasinghe Chief Management Services Officer
Mr. J.A.S.N. Jayaweera Social Service Officer
M.G.C.J.Perera Financial Assistant
P.S. Kumari Social Service Officer
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