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Sri Lanka

National coordinating body

National Secretariat for Elders, 2002

National policy on ageing
  • National Policy for Elders in Sri Lanka, 2025
  • Protection of the Rights of Elders Act No. 5, 2000 and Amendment 2011 
Action plan

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Rights of older persons
  • Protection of the Rights of Elders Act No. 5, 2000 and Amendment 2011
  • Protection of the Rights of Elders Act, 2000
Health and long-term care
  • National Health Policy 2016-2025 (including strategies on healthy ageing and community-based long-term care)
  • National Elderly Health Policy, 2017
Social protection and employment
  • Sri Lanka National Social Protection Strategy, 2025
  • Shaili Educational Foundation (incorporation) Act, No. 40 of 2024
  • Social Security Board (Amendment) Act (No.33 of 1999)
  • Employee Provident Fund (EPF), 1998 
  • Social Security Board Act (No. 17, 1996)
  • Fishermen Pension and Social Security Benefit Act, 1990
  • Farmers Pension and Social Security Benefit Act, 1987
Other relevant policy documents
  • National Policy Framework “A Thriving Nation, A Beautiful Life”, 2025
  • 2025 progress report by Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
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