Cabinet approval has been granted to obtain administratives services from Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) at temporary centres that have been setup to protect harassed women.
The Government has set up temporary centres for women in the Northern, Eastern, Western and Sabaragamuwa Provinces for harassed women and their children.
The Department of Government Information (DGI) said that agreements have been signed with the Women In Need (WIN) and the Jaffna Social Action Centre (JSAC) from 2018 to administer these centres in Jaffna, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa, Colombo and Matara.
Savitri Wijesekera, a member of the National Police Commission, is the Executive Director of Women IN Need while Nadarajah Sukirtharaj is the Head of the Organisation at Jaffna Social Action Center.
Accordingly, Cabinet approved the proposal by the Education Minister for obtaining the service of the non-government organisations in 2021.
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