Women’s Affair

International Women’s day was celebrated with the international theme of “Each for Equality” to encourage everyone to share responsibility through collective action for driving a gender-balanced world by the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and Vavuniya, District Secretariat on 10th of March, 2020 at the Cultural Hall, Vavuniya with the financial contribution of Central Bank of […]

The Northern Provincial International Industrial Exhibition organized by the Department of Industries under the guidance of Governor of Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan to increase foreign market opportunities for Local Manufacturers was held at the Veerasingam Hall in Jaffna at 9.30 am on 31st October 2019. The event was headed by the Secretary to the

The Elder’s Week 2019 was celebrated on a theme of “The Journey to Age Equality” by Department of social service, Northern Province for seven days in the first week of October, 2019 at State Home for Elders in Kaithady with the participation of home inmates and the registered elder’s societies in all five districts in

Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Northern Provincial Council (NPC) distributed livelihood assistance worth Rs.183,418.00 to two women societies whose members are mostly from women-headed families in Kurunagar – West, and Araly – South villages from the Criteria Based Grant (CBG) fund. Secretary to the Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs, Cooperative, Industries, and Social Service R. Varatheeswaran

Ministry of Women’s Affairs distributed livelihood assistance in the kind worth of Rs.281,988 to two women societies whose members are from women-headed families in Thumpalai and Vallipuram villages under the CBG allocations of the provincial council. This function was held at Point Pedro Divisional Secretariat on 19th September 2019 under the Chairmanship of the Secretary

President Maithripala Sirisena declared open the Head Office of the Northern Cooperative Development Bank (NCDB) at the request of the Governor of the Northern Province Dr. Suren Raghavan on 30th of August, 2019 in the premises of the State Elder’s Home complex at Kaithady in Jaffna. The main objective of this banking system is to

An event to distribute the livelihood assistance to the two women societies during the “Let’s Stand for the Country” week was held in Jaffna district on 27th August 2019. The livelihood assistance worth Rs.252,160 was distributed by the Ministry of Women’s Affair to a registered women society formed with the women-head families from Thaiyiddy village

The opening ceremony of handloom weaving gallery organized by Provincial Department of Industries with the sponsorship of Chrysalis Organization was held at No. 505, Point Pedro Road, Nallur on 18th August 2019 under the patronage of Provincial Director of Industries K.Srimohanan. Secretary of Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs R.Varatheeswaran participated in this event and ceremonially

A ceremony to lay the foundation stone for a new building of the Jaffna District Office of the Provincial Department of Industries was held under the patronage of Provincial Director of Industries K.Srimohanan at Adappan Road, Madathady, Jaffna on 18th August 2019. In this event, Secretary of Provincial Ministry of Women’s Affairs R.Varatheeswaran, Secretary of

Palmyra Up surging week celebrations were held with the motto of “Palmyra is our environment, our culture, and our economy” in the past and this year celebrations highlighted the “Glory of the Palmyra” as the core theme in all seven days programme. The opening day of the week celebrations was held at Sangiliyan Park ground