Annual Performance Report of the Department of Probation and

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ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
REPORT - 2013
Department of Probation and Child Care Services
Section B, 3rd Floor, Stage II, Sethsiripaya
Battaramulla.
PERFORMANCE REPORT - 2013
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Introduction
The services rendered by the
Department of Probation and Child Care
Services in 2013 are reviewed by this
report.
DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION AND CHILD CARE SERVICES
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Contents
1.
2.
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................ 1
1.1
History of the Department :- ................................................................................................................................................. 3
1.2
Establishment of Provincial Councils and the Powers vested in the Department. ........................................................... 4
1.3
Key activities implemented in 2013 ...................................................................................................................................... 4
1.4
Our vision:............................................................................................................................................................................... 5
1.5
Our Mission : .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
1.6
Our Commitment : ................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.7
Programmes : ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
1.8
Organization structure of the Department and staff deployment ..................................................................................... 9
1.9
Organization chart ............................................................................................................................................................... 10
Establishment and Administration Branch ........................................................................................................ 11
2.1
Fundamental role of the Establishment and Administration Branch ............................................................................... 11
2.2
Training Programmes for Child Rights Promotion Officers ............................................................................................... 11
3.
Accounts Branch ................................................................................................................................................ 12
4.
Probation Affairs ............................................................................................................................................... 13
5.
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4.1
Adoptions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 14
4.2
Children given for foreign adoption - 2013 ....................................................................................................................... 14
Affairs of the Development Branch ................................................................................................................... 15
5.1
Sevana Sarana foster Parent Scheme ................................................................................................................................. 16
5.2
Ensuring children’s right to education ................................................................................................................................ 16
5.3
Sponsorship Scheme ............................................................................................................................................................ 17
5.4
Nena Diriya Educational Scholarship Scheme .................................................................................................................... 18
5.5
Assistnce for twins ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.6
Medical assistance ............................................................................................................................................................... 19
5.7
Assistance in Unforseen disasters ....................................................................................................................................... 20
5.8
Senehasa Savings Account................................................................................................................................................... 22
5.9
Project for establishing Children’s Clubs and Children’s Councils .................................................................................... 23
5.10
Model Children’s village programme ................................................................................................................................. 26
5.11
Steering Committee on Child Rights Programme .............................................................................................................. 26
5.12
Implementation of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission ................... 27
5.13
Awareness Programmes ...................................................................................................................................................... 27
5.14
Rehbabilitation of Children in Institutions ......................................................................................................................... 28
5.15
National Centre for Children’s Trainig and Counselling Services at Paraththa................................................................ 28
5.16
Upgrading the quality of Children’s Homes ....................................................................................................................... 29
5.17
UNICEF Project ..................................................................................................................................................................... 30
5.18
Information on complaints about child abuse ................................................................................................................... 30
5.19
District Co-ordination and Progress evaluation ................................................................................................................. 31
5.20
Deyata Kirula Development Programme ............................................................................................................................ 32
PROGRESS REPORT - 2013
1.1
History of the Department :-
Probation System was tried out by the
judiciary of Sri Lanka in the 1930s. Probation
of offenders Ordinance passed in England in
1907 and an impact on the judiciary of Sri
Lanka as well. Probation Ordinance No. 22
passed in 1944 was a result of the aforesaid
impact. Probation system was established in
Sri Lankan Judiciary through this Act.
The task of
starting Probation
Services in Sri Lanka following the Probation
Service of England, was assigned to Mr. H.
A. Leedin, an adviser from England and the
Probation Service related to the Department
of Prisons started with a few Probation
Officers. After implementing on trial basis in
only some judiciary divisions of Sri Lanka
this service was recognized by the Judiciary.
Then the necessity to improve that also
emerged.
After the government accepted the
recommendations of the Committee headed
by Judge Gratien in 1949, Probation Service
was extended to cover all judicial zones
throughout the island. The administration of
this service was done by the Department of
Prisons and Probation.
The Report of Mr. Cyril Hamlin pointed out
the importance of bringing the service
provided for children under one institution
with the implementation of the Children and
Young Persons Ordinance and the
commencement of Juveline courts. As per the
said recommendation, the Department of
Probation and Child Care Services was
founded on 01st October, 1956.
The Department which was founded in 1956
in this manner was brought under the
Ministry of Social Services first. It was
brought under various Ministries by
successive governments. At the beginning of
1990, it was under the Ministry of Reform,
Rehabilitation and Social Welfare and after
August 1994 it was brought under the
Ministry of Health, Highways and Social
Services. In 2001 it was under the purview of
the Ministry of Social Services and Fisheries
Community Housing Development, and in
2002 under the Ministry of Health, Nutrition
and Welfare. In 2003, it was brought under
the Ministry of Social Welfare and then in
2004 under the Ministry of Women’s
Advancement and Social Welfare.
From 2005, it functioned under the Ministry
of Child Development and Women’s
Advancement as well. From 2010 up to now
it has been functioning under the Ministry of
Child Development and Women’s Affairs.
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1.2
Establishment of Provincial Councils and the Powers vested in the
Department
After the establishment of the Department of
Probation and Child Care Services, functions
of the detention houses, certified schools,
probation offices etc. were extended under
the purview of this Department and Assistant
Commissioners were appointed covering the
entire island to assist the Commissioner of
Probation and Child Care Services.
With the implementation of the 13th
amendment to the Constitution in 1987 that
structure changed and Probation and Child
Care Service was devolved to the Provincial
Councils. With that, the post of Assistant
Commissioner that had been introduced to
support the Commissioner was abolished.
Provincial Probation and Child Care
1.3
Commissioners were appointed for all
provinces under the Provincial Councils and
the probation Offices were brought under
their supervision.
Due to this situation, a new post of Child
Rights Promotion Officer was created by the
Department with the objective of performing
its field duties and officers were recruited and
attached to the regional offices functioning
throughout the island.
The subjects of probation and child care are
given priority through this and the guidance
for such work is provided by the International
Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Key activities implemented in 2013
1. Assisting in the duties assigned to the
Provincial Councils, supporting the
operation, co-ordination and review of
progress.
9. Programmes to ensure the children’s
rights for participation and protection
2. Formulation of national policies
11. Building a child friendly environment to
enable children to spend their leisure in
safety in a productive manner.
3. Training and research activities
4. Implementation of the Child Rights
Convention and provision of the required
legislation
5. Implementation of Sevana Sarana foster
parent scheme
6. Implementation of
assistance schemes
various
7. Affairs related to foreign adoptions
direct
10. National Programmes for World
Children’s Day and Girl Child’s day.
12. Upgrading the quality of children’s
Homes and Skill development of the
children in the said Homes.
13. Awareness Programmes.
14. Implementation of the recommendations
made by the Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation Commission.
8. Surveys on street children
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V
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1.4
Our Vision :
Creation of a Child Friendly
Society that is sensitive to children and
ensures the safety of all children.
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M
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1.5
Our Mission :
Provision of equal opportunities to
all children while protecting their rights in
line
with
national
policies
international standards, with
and
specific
attention to orphaned, abandoned and
destitute children and children subjected to
legal issues.
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1.6
Our Commitment :
i. Rehabilitation of children in conflict with law.
ii. Taking measures to safeguard the rights of orphaned,
abandoned and destitute children.
iii. Safeguarding the rights of children subjected to legal
issues.
iv. Taking measures to promote and ensure child rights.
v. Amendment of existing legislation on child rights in
line with national and international standards, on the
recommendations of the relevant Ministries and
Provincial Councils by Co-ordianting them.
vi. Provision of technical knowledge and legal advice to
Provincial Probation and Child Care Services
Department’s when necessary.
vii. Provision of infra-structure facilities required to
rehabilitte children in conflict with law.
viii. Improving the existing internal assets and management
methods.
ix. Provision of an efficient service in a manner that
satisfies the needs of the public.
x. Training a competent staff that can efficiently protect
child rights.
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1.7
P
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s
Programmes
:
i. Co-ordiantion with Provincial Probation and Child
Care Services Departments.
ii. Implementation of Community based programs to
ensure child rights and implementation of programmes
for safety of children faced with problems.
iii. Foreign adoptions.
iv. Provision of necessary relief to helpless children under
Sevena Sarana Foster Parent Scheme.
v. Implementaion of relief measures under Nena Diriya
Scholarship Programme.
vi. Provision of assistance for children’s education
through Foster Parent Sponsorship scheme.
vii. Training and Reserarch affairs.
viii. Implementation of Children’s Clubs and Children’s
Councils.
ix. Maintenance of National Centre for Children’s
Training and Counselling Services at Paraththa for
children who need counseling and children in conflict
with law.
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1.8
Organization structure of the Department and deployment of the staff
The responsibility of performing the
functions of the Department of Probation and
Child Care Services
is borne by the
Commissioner with the assistance of a staff
grade team of officers consisting of a Deputy
Commissioner, an Assistant Commissioner,
an Accountant, an Administrative Officer
and six Child Rights Promotion Officers.
Branches coming under the Organization
Structure:1. Establishment
and
Administration
Branch
2. Accounts Branch
3. Probation Branch
4. Development Branch
5. National Centre for Children’s Training
and Counselling at Paraththa
6. Sevana Sarana Secretariat
All members of the Staff of the Department serve with the highest level of commitment. The entire
staff consists of 471 as described in the following table.
Post
Approved Cadre
Current Cadre
Commissioner (S.L.A.S.)
01
01
Deputy/Assistant Commissioner (S.L.A.S.)
01
01
Assistant Commissioner (Departmental)
01
-
Accountant
01
01
Administrative Officer
01
01
Translator
02
-
Probation Officer
02
01
234
Child Rights Promotion Officer
Child Rights Promotion Assistant
412
141
Statistics Officer
01
01
Public Management Assistant Service
14
10
Information and Communication Technology Officer
01
-
Stenographer
01
01
Assistant Warden
03
03
Non formal education Instructress
01
01
Driver
03
03
Office Worker Service
10
09
Cook
02
02
Development Officer
12
11
Female Counsellor
02
-
Sanitary Labourer
01
01
Sub Total
471
422
9
10
Chief Public
Management Assist.
Driver
O.E.S.
Public Management
Assistant
Statistical
Officer
Administrative
Officer
Information
Technology Officer
C.R.P. Officer/
C.R.P. Assistant
Translator
Deputy/Assistant
Commissioner (Admin.)
Officer
1.9
Sanitary Labourer
Cook
Assistant
Warden
Officer in Charge
N.C.C.C. Paraththa
Informal Education
Instructress
Probation
Officer
Assistant Commissioner
(Department)
Commissioner
Organization Chart
O.E.S.
Officer
Officer in Charge
N.C.C.C. Paraththa
Watcher
O.E.S.
Public Management
Assistant
Financial
Assistant
Accountant
2.
Establishment and Administration Branch
2.1
Basic Responsibilities of the Establishment and Administration Branch
Establishment affairs related to the staff
of the Department
Recruitment of new staff, transfer and
disciplinary affairs in relation to the
Services
Holding the Efficiency Bar and
Competency tests for the staff of the
Deparmtnet
Taking action to provide regular training
to all members of the Staff
In performing the duties assigned to the Department, action was taken to improve the knowledge
of the internal staff, introduce new development strategies, recruit new staff and provide the
required training and knowledge to the staff.
New appointments were given to 92
Child Rights Promotion Assistants and
12 Development Officers to fill the
vacancies that existed at the Regional
Offices of the Department.
New recruitment was done to fill 06
vacancies that existed at the National
Centre for Children’s Training and
Counselling Services established under
the Department at Paraththa.
Two Officers were provided the
opportunity to follow the Training
Course on Proper Organization and
Purchasing conducted by the Institute for
2.2
Constructing
Development.
Training
and
A female Officer was provided the
opportunity follow the Diploma Course
in Management conducted by Sri Lanka
Institute
of
Development
Administration.
Two officers were referred to the
Department of Official Langauges for
the Advanced Tamil Language Training
Course.
Total Expenditure for referring for
training by the Establishment Branch
was Rs. 67000/-
Training Programme for Child Rights Promotion Officers
Child Rights Promotion Officers are referred
to this training course to develop their
knowledge and skills and to update their
knowledge. The ogjective is to cause
maximum well being of Sri Lankan children
and to safeguard the children deprived of
rights or vulnerable children in line with
international standards through this. Under
this, 03 programmes were conducted at
National Training Centre at Paraththa
spending Rs.34,8000.00.
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3.
Accounts Branch
Financial provisions are allocated annually through the budget to achieve the objectives of the
Department. In 2013 provisions have been allocated under Head 217 under Social Care.
This allocatoon of funds consists of two programmes.
1.
2.
Operations Programme
Development Programme
A summary of provisions is given below.
Summary of Provisions / Expenditure in terms of Programmes
01. Operations Programme
Provision (Rs.)
Project No. 01
Administration and
1.
Recurrent Expenditure
Establishment Services
2.
Capital Expenditure
Total
02. Development Progammes
Project No. 02
Probation and Child Care
Services
14,762,344.97
14,714,245.12
675,000.00
660,783.00
15,437,344.97
15,375,028.12
Provision (Rs.)
1.
Recurrent Expenditure
2.
Capital Expenditure
Total
Expenditure (Rs.)
Expenditure (Rs.)
171,256,348.00
171,107,072.14
14,281,907.03
12,570,730.94
185,538,255.03
183,677,803.08
Summary of Capital Expenditure Provisions / Expenditures
Rehabilitation and Development of
Capital Assets
01. Operations Programme
Project No. 01
Administration and
Establishments Services
02. Development Programme
Project No. 02
Services
Total
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Provision (Rs.)
Acquisition of Capital Assets
Expenditure (Rs.)
Provision (Rs.)
Expenditure (Rs.)
300,000.00
300,000.00
225,000.00
210,783.00
2,781,907.03
2,239,423.00
950,000.00
866,525.45
3,081,907.03
2,539,423.00
1,175,000.00
1,077,308.45
Summary of Capital Expenditure Provisions / Expenditure
Capacity Building
1.
2.
4.
Operations Programme
Project No. 01
Administration and
Establishment Services
Provision (Rs.)
Expenditure (Rs.)
Rehabilitation of Children’s Homes
Provision (Rs.)
Expenditure (Rs.)
150,000.00
150,000.00
-
-
Development Programme
Project No. 02
Services
550,000.00
545,445.00
10,000,000.00
8,919,337.31
Total
700,000.00
695,445.00
10,000,000.00
8,919,337.31
Probation Affairs
Probation Service means the rehabilitation of
an offender without subjecting him / her to
institutionalization, imprisonment, other
financial fine or any other punishment. The
sole intention is to provide the offender an
opportunity remain in the environment that
he / she is living and provide that individual
an opportunity to build a new life under the
supervision of Probation officers, avoiding
anti-social actions.
As per Section 03 of the Probation of
Offenders Ordinance No. 41 of 1944, where
a person is convicted by a Court, a probation
order may be made by that Court in relation
to any offence having regard to the nature of
the offence and the age, sex and condition of
the offender and with the offenders’
willingness as well.
This kind of probation provides the offender
economic and social benefits and in turn the
entire society benefits through this process.
For example if a person is imprisoned or
subjected to some other punishment for an
offence, his family will be affected
economically and socially. At the same time
the country has to bear a huge expenditure for
the maintenance of such a person. That
person is kept in his usual living environment
and the Probation Service provides guidance
for him/her to lead a good life. Therefore
Probation Service has been recognized by the
entire world as a community based
rehabilitation process. Offenders between the
ages of 12 – 16 years who cannot be kept in
an open environment are referred to certified
schools and Children’s Training Institution
for rehabilitation.
Eventhough the subject of Probation and
Child Care Services has been assigned to the
Provincial Councils according to the 13th
Amendment to the Constitution, the
responsibility of implementing the Child
Rights Convention is vested in the
Department under the Central Government.
Therefore, enventhough probation service is
devolved, amendment of the relevant policies
and acts is a function of the Department
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under the government. Accordingly, action
was taken to improve Probation Service by
co-ordinating the Provincial Probation and
Child Care Service departments. Allocation
4.1
of provisions for Provincial Departments
under the Action plan of the Department and
progress review of them are also done by the
Department.
Adoptions
Under Adoptions Ordinance No. 24 of 1941,
the responsibility of functioning as the legal
custodian of the children due to be adopted is
vested in the Department. This task falls
under two categories as Local and foreign
adoptions. Out of these, local adoptions are
handled by the Provincial Commissioner
while foreign adoptions are handled by the
Department.
and another country and persons temporarily
residing overseas submit their applications
for adoptions to this Department under the
Central Government. As the said applications
would take the children out of the country,
they need to follow the rules applicable for
foreign adoptions.
In addition there are occasion when certain
applicants residing overseas come forward to
adopt children related to their families and
they too have to follow the instructions for
foreign adoptions.
Persons who were born in Sri Lanka but have
obtained citizenship of other countries,
persons holding dual citizenship of Sri Lanka
4.2
No.
Foreign Country
- 2013
No. of children
adopted by Sri
Lankans Overseas
Foreign
adoptions
Subtotal of the
number of
children given
for adoption
01
France
-
01
01
02
Germany
-
02
02
03
Netherlands
-
02
02
04
United Kingdom
02
-
02
05
United States of America
01
-
01
03
05
08
Total
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Children given for foreign adoptions
5.
Functions of the Development Branch
Necessity to extend special protection to the
child has been stated in
Provision of Nena Diriya assistance for
education
the Geneva Declaration of 1924 on Child
Rights.
Assistance for unforeseen disasters /
medical conditions / birth of twins
the Human Rights Declaration passed by
the United Nations on 20th November
1959,
Senehasa assistance scheme
the 1976 International Treaty on Civil
and Political Rights.
2.
Establishment of Children’s Clubs and
Children’s Councils
the 1976 International Treaty on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
In the declaration of Child Rights and in
the constitution and instruments of
specific sub agencies and international
organizations focused on children’s
welfare.
Accordingly, the Government of Sri Lanka
has declared the Child Rights Convention as
provisions have to be made for the laws and
policies that recognize child rights within Sri
Lanka. The Department has implemented the
development work in the following manner
to cover the provisions of that convention.
1.
Programmes
implemented
ensuring child rights
under
Sevana Sarana foster parent scheme
Provision of assistance for education.
‘Kapakaru Deguru’ Sponsorship scheme
Programme implemented under ensuring
child participation
Programmes for World Children’s Day
3.
Programmes
implemented
community based child care
under
Establishment of model villages, welfare
villages and community based villages
Conducting
steering
committee
meetings on Child Rights Convention
Conducting Awareness programmes
4.
Programmes
implemented
alternative care
under
Rehabilitation of abused children
Provision of vocational training for
institutionalized children
Conducting
programmes
children
capacity
building
for
institutionalized
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5.1
Sevana Sarana Foster Parent Scheme
Sevana Sarana foster Parent Scheme is a
programme implemented with the aim of
fulfilling educational requirements of
children as well as providing physical and
mental development. Funds are provided to
the Department for this Programme by local
and foreign donors. Accordingly, children
selected from low income earning families
benefit through this programme. This
programme which was implemented by the
Presidential Secretariat from 1988 has been
implemented through this Department from
1997. A monthly payment of Rs.500/- is
made to the child for a minimum period of 35 years. Eventhough the minimum amount is
Rs. 500/-, there are donors who pay a
monthly allowance of Rs. 5000/-. The child
is issued this money through a passbook with
the National Savings Bank. Accordingly, the
child can get the payment from the closest
post office every month on the due date.
Year
No. of
Children
(New)
Money
paid (New)
No. of
children
(Installments
paid)
Amount paid
as
installments
Total No. of
children
made
payments
Total
amount paid
2013
3
90,000
105
1,552,596
108
1,642,596
5.2
Ensuring the children’s right to education
A programme to enable non-school going
children to attend school.
Every child has a right to education and
education is a crucial factor for child
development. If the child is deprived of
opportunities for education during childhood,
the child’s future may be affected. Child
labor, child mothers and child victims of
various types of abuse have become common
in Sri Lanka as a result of school drop outs.
Children drop out from schools owing to
many reasons such as loss of parents,
ignorance of the parents, negligence,
mother’s migration, economic difficulties
etc.
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The fundamental aim of this programme
implemented by the Department of Probation
and Child Care is the creation of a generation
of ethical children by ensuring the right to
education of Sri Lanka children.
Here 2 approaches are taken to extend
assistance to the children. They are ,
Children who have dropped out of
school owing to economic difficulties,
though they are of school going age.
Children who attend school in n irregular
manner owing to various reasons.
Identifying at Divisional Secretariat Division
level the children not attending school,
looking into the reasons for not attending
school and taking necessary action to send
them to school and provision of school
equipment to uplift the education of estate
Strengthening them through
provision of school equipment.
the
Awareness programmes for children,
teachers and parents about the
importance of educating children.
Seral No.
5.3
Province
Children as recommended by the Lessons
Learnt and Reconciliation Commission were
done under this Programme.
This programme was implemented in several
phases.
Building proper co-ordination among
principals, teacher, parents and officials
for the benefit of the child.
This Programme was implemented through
the Child Rights Promotion Officers attached
to the Divisional Secretariats.
No. of Children
Amount spent
01
Western
289
434000
02
Southern
687
1030500
03
Central
624
951000
04
Northern
105
157500
05
Eastern
480
720000
06
North Western
376
564000
07
North Central
29
43500
08
Uva
666
999000
09
Sabaragamuwa
1079
1620000
Kepakaru Deguru Sponsorship Programme
Kepakaru Deguru Sponsorship Programme
could be identified as a programme that
provides further assistance for educational
requirements of children.
This is implemented as a monthly scholarship
grant. The target group for this programme is
talented children from families facing
economic difficulties. Selection and
reference of the children are done through the
Child Rights Promotion Officers and action
is taken to pay Rs. 300/-, Rs. 500/- or Rs.
700/- per child per month.
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Serial
No.
01
Colombo
81
235300
02
Gampaha
114
334400
03
Kalutara
138
400500
04
Kandy
156
462300
05
Matale
82
215900
06
Nuwara Eliya
17
54000
07
Galle
148
473700
08
Matara
124
427500
09
Hambantota
105
321700
10
Anuradhapura
168
548500
11
Polonnaruwa
16
48600
12
Badulla
113
349000
13
Moneragala
103
295700
14
Kurunegala
208
526900
15
Puttlam
56
175500
16
Ratnapura
103
322100
17
Kegalle
106
326500
18
Ampara
15
50800
19
Kilinochchi
3
7200
20
3
7200
21
Vavuniya
Batticaloa
18
54000
22
Jaffna
71
159300
23
Mullativu
2
7200
24
Trincomalee
22
72000
25
Mannar
2
7200
1974
5883000
District
Total
5.4
No. of Children
Amount Spent
‘Nena Diriya’ Educational Scholarship Scheme
Based on the results of the Survey done by the Deparment in 2011 to identify the families with
vulnerable children, Nena Diriya Educational Assistance Scheme was introduced to ensure the
right to education of children who are facing the risk of being deprived of the opportunity for
education. The objective of this scheme is to grant monthly scholarships to children at risk of
losing the opportunity for education due to various reasons and the financial contributions from
the private sector are channeled through a management committee of the Department.
The programme operates as a sub-project under Sevana Sarana Foster Parent Scheme. An amount
between Rs. 1000/- to Rs. 2000/- is provided per child through this programme.
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Nena Diriya Educational Scholarship Grant Payments
Year
No. of
Children
(New)
Amount
paid (New)
No. of
Children
(Paid
Installments)
Amount paid
as
installments
Total No. of
children
paid
Total
amount Paid
2013
97
668,000
50
1,200,000
147
1,868,000
5.5
Assistance for Twins
An assistance scheme for health, nutrition
and other welfare needs of twins born into
low income earning families as well as for
protecting those twins from becoming
vulnerable. Providing the necessary funds for
applications
received
at
Divisional
Secretariat Division level is done here.
5.6
Under this programme, payments are made as
Rs. 7500/- for twins, Rs. 15,000/- for triplets,
Rs. 20,000/- for quadruplets and Rs. 25,000/for quintuplets. Every applicant gets the
opportunity to get this benefit only once.
Accordingly it has been possible to provide
relief for over 500 families each year.
Medical assistance
This assistance scheme is implemented for
the provision of relief for health and nutrition
problems of the children of low income
earning families. At the same time, assistance
is provided for disabled children as well.
Provision of necessary funds for applications
received at Divisional Secretariat Division
level is done here.
Assistance for medical treatment, surgeries,
nutrition needs and equipment used for
physical disabilities is provided under this
programme. Rs. 5000/- for treatment and
nutrition needs, Rs. 10,000/- for surgeries and
various amounts based on the prices of the
equipment are paid under this scheme. These
payments may vary according to varied
nature of the families of those children and
the problems they are facing.
Every applicant gets the opportunity to
benefit only once under the assistance
scheme. Accordingly, it has been possible to
provide relief to about 500 families per year
through this scheme.
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5.7
Assistance in unforeseen disasters
An assistance scheme provided to continue
the education of the children of families
rendered helpless owing to unforeseen
disasters. Attending to the welfare of children
subjected to difficulties by sudden natural
phenomena such as floods, cyclones,
landslides, house fires etc. is done through
this. In addition to that, children rendered
helpless as a result of the death of parents,
abandonment, parents becoming victims of
accidents or diseases, parents not returning
from overseas, being
handed over to
temporary guardians, and the guardians being
persons with physical or mental weaknesses
are helped through this assistance scheme.
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Rs. 5000/- is provided as assistance for a
family if the children’s school equipment is
destroyed in some disaster. However, the
amount provided as assistance may vary
depending on the intensity of the damages
caused in different situations. The key
objective here is to contribute to continuation
of children’s education in any disaster
situation.
Provision of required funds for the
applications
received
at
Divisional
Secretariat Division level is done here.
Province
District
Assistance for
Assistance for
Medical
Twins
Assistance
No. of
families
Amount
No. of
families
unforeseen
disasters
Amount
No. of
families
Amount
Colombo
33
127500
09
50000
03
11250
Western
Gampaha
32
135000
23
125000
14
70000
Province
Kalutara
51
195000
10
65000
09
31500
Total
116
457500
42
240000
26
112750
Kandy
43
165000
22
120000
127
152000
Central
Matale
18
67500
10
90000
01
5000
Province
Nuwara Eliya
22
82500
02
10000
1027
487800
Total
83
315000
34
220000
1155
644800
Kurunegala
74
285000
40
219000
282
239500
Puttlam
25
97500
04
30000
01
5000
total
99
382500
44
249000
283
244500
Ratnapura
44
165000
36
170000
03
26850
Kegalle
16
60000
19
120000
01
5000
Total
60
225000
55
290000
4
31850
Galle
53
210000
16
85000
08
12000
Southern
Matara
60
225000
16
80000
04
20000
Province
Hambantota
52
195000
16
81000
04
10000
165
630000
48
246000
16
42000
Badulla
53
210000
12
70000
03
10000
Moneragala
18
67500
21
110000
03
15000
Total
71
277500
33
180000
6
25000
Anuradhapura
30
120000
17
95000
01
5000
Polonnaruwa
13
52500
08
52000
--
--
Total
43
172500
25
147000
1
5000
Ampara
28
105000
27
150000
02
5000
Eastern
Batticaloa
34
136500
113
585000
705
1190600
Province
Trincomalee
13
52500
21
110000
--
--
Total
75
294000
161
845000
707
1195600
Jaffna
23
90000
38
215000
37
39700
Mulativu
04
15000
--
--
--
--
Northern
Vavuniya
04
15000
01
5000
--
--
Province
Kilinochchi
12
45000
--
--
--
--
Mannar
14
52500
12
65000
03
35000
Total
57
217500
51
285000
40
74700
North Western
Province
Sabaragamuwa
Province
Total
Uva Province
North Central
Province
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5.8
Senehasa Savings Account
A programme implemented for children
under 18 year of age who lost both parents in
the Tsunami disaster. This programme
commenced in 2006 and 689 children were
included in it. By December 2013 the number
of children in this programme came to 236.
Every month, children who complete 18
years of age are dismissed from this
programme.
This
Department
implements
this
programme, combined with the People’s
Bank Headquarters. Every month, this
Department sends money (through cheques)
to the People’s Bank for the relevant
children.
The Department is informed by the Bank on
monthly basis about the children who
complete the age and information with
relevance to the sending of money is obtained
by this Department through the Divisional
Secretariats and that information is conveyed
to the Bank. Money is sent to the relevant
children by the Bank and the details are sent
to the Department.
The manner in which money of the Senehasa account was spent in 2013:
Serial No.
22
Month
No. of Children
Amount spent
01
January
208
312000
02
February
206
309000
03
March
202
303000
04
April
198
297000
05
May
198
297000
06
June
197
295500
07
July
195
292500
08
August
194
291000
09
September
193
289500
10
October
191
286500
11
November
190
285000
12
December
189
283500
5.9
Project to set up Children’s Clubs and Children’s Councils
Children’s Clubs were set up at Grama
Niladhari Division level in 2007 with the key
aim of empowering children by ensuring the
participation right of children covered by
sections 12, 13 and 14 of the Convention on
Child Rights. Several programmes related to
the development of children, building of
ethics and development of skills have been
implemented in every Divisional Secretariat
Division through the Children’s Clubs set up
in this manner.
Regional Children’s Councils by bringing
together the children’s clubs set up at
Divisional Secretariat Division level and
District Children’s Councils by being
together the office bearers of the Regional
Children’s Councils have been set up by now.
A Regional Children’s Council in each
Divisional Secretariat Division and a District
Children’s Council in each district have been
set up by now. A National Children’s Council
has been established by bringing together the
District Children’s Councils. Implementation
of skill development programmes, provision
of books for the libraries of children’s clubs
and programmes to promote good qualities
have been carried out through the children’s
clubs.
Allocation of provisions at the beginning of the year for the implementation of Regional
Children’s Council
Rs. 3000/- is allocated for each Children’s
Council for convening the children belonging
to the Regional Children’s Council and
taking decisions regarding the programmes
implemented within the year and the
problems related to convening the children’s
council. At present these financial allocations
are made for the Divisional Secretariat
Divisions in Southern, North Western,
Sabaragamuwa, North Central, Western and
Central Province and certain Divisional
Secretariat Divisions in the districts of Jaffna,
Mannar, Ampara and Batticaloa.
District Children’s Council
For this, Rs. 4000/- per district is allocated at
the beginning of the year for the operations
and maintenance of children’s councils in all
the districts in all the provinces of the island
other than Mulativu district in the Northern
Province. Provisions are made at the
beginning of the year for holding the
meetings of the district children’s council.
Developing creative skills of the children belonging to the Children’s Clubs.
Various programmes were conducted at
Divisional Secretariat Division level to
develop the creative skills of the children
belonging to the children’s clubs.
Programmes of this nature are conducted for
improving participation, solidarity and
talents of the children while further activating
the Children’s clubs.
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Personality building of the children belonging to the Children’s Clubs / Children’s Councils
through the development of their sports skills.
Programmes of this nature are implemented
through the children’s clubs with the
objective of improving the participation in
sports and games and developing the sports
skills of the children belonging to the
children’s clubs / children’s councils.
Emphasizing the importance of sports and
personality development through sports are
among the objectives.
Holding National / Religious / Cultural Festivals
It is important for the future to make the
children aware of the New Year customs and
folk games that are gradually slipping away
from the society. Raising such awareness is
the objective of holding such New Year
festivals for the children belong to the
Children’s Clubs. Similarly, to emphasize
the importance of religious festivals and
national festivals to the children, such
festivals are organized through the children’s
clubs / children’s councils.
Developing the Libraries
The Department extends support to address
the shortcoming of the libraries maintained
by the children’s clubs and develop them.
The objectives of promoting the children’s
reading habit, improving their knowledge
and building proper attitudes are achieved
through the expansion of libraries.
Educational Tours
Taking the children belonging to the
children’s clubs on educational tours is done
with the objectives of improving the
participation of children in the children’s
clubs, exchanging experiences between
children’s clubs, providing fun and
entertainment and providing practical
experience for children’s education.
Holding Leadership training workshops / camps
Programmes of this nature for developing
leadership skills are conducted to develop the
children’s personality, build knowledge,
skills and attitudes and to make the children
sensitive to environment and eager to
explore.
Ensuring the right to good health
Children’s clinics are conducted in difficult
areas with the objective of identifying the
various diseases that pre-school and school
children may have.
Through this, it is possible to:
i. Make the parents aware of the
importance of maintaining good health.
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ii.
iii.
iv.
Provide an opportunity for children
who cannot afford clinics of medical
specialists.
Identify children with minor aural and
visual defects and make necessary
intervention.
detect at an early stage the children
with diseases that could be cured with
minor intervention
Implementation of entertainment programmes
Organizing programmes of this nature is
important for the children belonging to the
children’s clubs / children’s councils because
it provides an opportunity for the children to
improve their ability to enjoy songs and
because taking the children trapped within
the school curriculum to an outdoor
performance experience provides an
opportunity for children under the pressure of
various social problem to relax at least for a
short period of time.
Progress up to December 2012
Programme
01. Allocation of provisions at the beginning of the
year with relevance to the implementation of
Divisional Children’s Council
02. Provision of allocations to the District Secretariat
at the beginning of the year with relevance to the
implementation of the District Children’s Council
03. Conducting programs to develop creative skills of
the children belonging to the Children’s clubs /
children’s councils
04. Holding drama competitions at Divisional Level
05. Holding national / religious / cultural festivals (for
the children of the children’s clubs / children’s
Councils_)
06. Provision of assistance for developing libraries
07. Re-organization of district children’s councils
08. Conducting various awareness programmes for the
children belonging to the Children’s clubs /
children’s councils
09. Holding leadership workshops / camps for the
children
belonging
to
the
children’s
clubs/children’s councils
Divisional / District
Secretariat
Meetings of Children’s
Council held at
Divisional Secretariats
No. of
workshops
Amount
Rs.
295 meetings
85000
24 meetings
96000
Beruwala
Haputale
Attanagalla
Polpithigama
Kalutara D.S.
Balapitiya
Divisional Secretariats
District Secretariats
Dompe
Haputhale
Dikwella
Kalawana
Ruwanwella
Aranayake
Welikanda
Habaraduwa
Pasbage Korale
Padukka
Warakapola
Pathadumbara
Homagama
Naththandiya
Ambalangoda
Kurunegala D.S.
Kegalle D.S
Matale D.S.
02
01
01
01
01
01
271
24
02
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
01
7000
25000
5000
12000
7500
18600
813000
125000
54000
30000
30000
26700
25000
25000
25000
22500
10000
7000
6500
5000
2100
2000
15000
01
01
01
15000
20000
10000
Negombo
Uhana
Kalutara D.S.
Gampaha D.S.
01
01
01
02
10000
4500
11000
35000
Korale pattu West
Maharagama
Chilaw
Narammala
01
01
01
01
25000
3900
6000
8000
About 24 districts
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5.10 Model Children’s Village Programme
This programme which commenced in 2008
as a new programme under the Department of
Probation and Child Care Services has been
implemented in 31 Divisional Secretariat
Divisions throughout the island for six years.
Selecting from every D. S. D., a village with
a large number of children whose
fundamental child rights have been violated
5.11
Steering Committee on Child Rights Programme
This programe can be identified as a very
important step taken to ensure the rights of
the children of this country after Sri Lanka
became a signatory to the Universal Child
Rights
Convention.
These
Steering
Committees were set up by the Circular No.
MSS/3/4/161 issued by the Ministry of Social
Services in 2000 and they have been re
drafted
by
the
Circular
No.
PCC/CROP/11/34
issued
by
this
Department. These committees were
established to cover all Divisional Secretariat
Divisions in the island, extending from
Serial No.
26
and making necessary arrangements to
convert that village into a child friendly
village is done through this programme. For
solving the specific problem/s identified in
the village or for implementation of the
necessary initial steps to solve that problem,
an initial amount of Rs. 662,000 has been
provided to the 331 division as Rs. 2000/- per
division.
Province
national level to rural level. In this
programme implemented with the objective
to creating an environment that is favourable
for children to live in, the second result
expected involved the model villages for
ensuring child rights through the
strengthening of steering committees as well
as gradual improvement of children’s clubs
programme implemented to improve
children’s participation. Rs. 300/- was
provided to each Divisional Secretariat
Division for this purpose and the total
expenditure was Rs. 962,000/-.
Amount Spent
01
Western
125000
02
Central
116000
03
Southern
141000
04
Northern
69000
05
Eastern
104000
06
North Western
138000
07
North Central
107000
08
Uva
78000
09
Sabaragamuwa
84000
5.12 Implementation of the recommendations made by the Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation Commission.
These programmes were conducted for the
implementation of the recommendations
made by the Lessons Learnt and
Reconciliation Commission targeting the
children of the people with a Tamil origin
who live in the estates and the children
displaced as a result of the war that lasted for
a long time. The primary objective of this
programme was to create a safe childhood for
Serial No.
District
the children living in these areas by ensuring
their basic child rights. The activities
included provision of facilities for children,
establishing pleasure centres for them,
holding art, music, dancing and sports events
and conducting literacy classes for children
who were illiterate. Financial allocations
were made based on the requests received
from the Divisional Secretariat Divisions.
Amount provided
01
Colombo
66000
02
Kalutara
50000
03
Kandy
80000
04
Matale
30000
05
Nuwara Eliya
75000
06
Galle
07
Matara
08
Hambantota
7000
09
Kurunegala
45000
10
Badulla
11
Moneragala
64000
12
Ratnapura
85000
13
Kegalle
55000
190000
50000
279000
5.13 Awareness Programmes
A series of programmes was conducted
islandwide to make the community including
children, aware of child rights, child abuse,
protecting children from abuse and children’s
safety, with the aim of building a responsible
public dialogue. School children, parents,
teachers, public officers, members of non-
governmental organizations and civil society
were selected as target groups here.
The first series of programmes targeting
young children was implemented to cover
every District Secretariat Division under the
title “Thatu Savimath Samanala Viyak”.
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Main objectives were to make the children
understand that youth should be spent with
responsibility, minimizing delinquency
through understanding, and empowering
children to protect themselves from abuse.
The second series of programmes was
Division
Beneficiaries
conducted with the same objectives to raise
awareness among parents under the theme
“Ape Samanalunge Thatu Savimath
Karamu” (Let’s make the wings of our
butterflies strong)
Amount
alloated
D.S.D. 293
29400
3500000
D.S. 24
4800
360000
Project
Thatu Savimath Samanal Viyak
Ape Samanalunge Thatu Savimath
Karamu
5.14 Rehabilitation of Institutionalized Children
Financial Assistance is provided through this
project for the welfare of children referred to
the rehabilitation process in Volunteer
Children’s Homes registered under the
Department of Probation and Child Care and
Government Children’s Homes. Eventhough
directi supervision and maintenance of
children’s homes is a responsibility of the
Provincial Department of Probation and
Child Care, the National Department is also
Serial No.
Province
shouldering the process of uplifting child
care institutions.
This project spends a huge amount of money
per year for vocational training and
development of various skills of the children
in those institutions. Those funds are
provided as per the requests and
recommendations of the Commissioners of
Provincial Probation and Child Care
Departments.
Amount
allocated
Project
01
Uva
50000
Dancing Training at Moneragala Child
Development Centre
02
North
Western
72000
Provision of Dancing allowance
Muditha Children’s House
for
5.15 National Children’s Training and Counseling Services centre at Paraththa.
National Children’s Training and Counseling
Services Centre at Paraththa can be cited as
an institution established to meet the
28
counseling requirement of girl children who
suffer mental problems as a result of abuse or
violation of child rights. This is the only child
care institution established under the
under the Central Government.
It is possible to get counseling, vocational
training and formal education for those who
have been deprived of such education from
this centre for 25 children at a time.
There were 17 girl children in this institution
at the beginning of 2013 and they have been
referred back to their homes and children’s
homes after providing counseling and
vocational training.
The institution had to be closed down
temporarily on 23.06.2013 for repairs. It
recommenced its services on 18.12.2013 and
the number of children admitted was 20.
Children are admitted for training at this
institution on reference by Child Rights
Promotion Officers performing duties at
divisional level, court orders and requests by
Provincial Departments of Probation.
All girl children are given residential
counseling and training within a period of 06
months. Two female Assistant wardens,
watchers, officer in charge of the institution
and educational instructresses ensure the
safety of children during that period.
Rs. 1,198,941/- was spent within this year for
the repairs of the institution and purchase of
equipment.
5.16 Upgrading the quality of Children’s Homes
Providing
financial
assistance
for
development proposals submitted after
identification by Provincial Commissioner of
Probation and Child Care Services for
upgrading the quality of government and
registered volunteer children’s Homes
located in all the provinces, is done under this
programme.
After ascertaining the requirements of these
development
programmes
identified
annually, a part of the estimated amount or
the total estimated amount is referred to the
Provincial Commissioner.
Accordingly the projected is completed
properly and information with copies of the
final bills and expenditure reports, is brought
down to the Head Office. All progress
review, follow up and supervision of these
projects are the responsibilities of the
Provincial Commissioner of Probation and
Child Care Services.
Accordingly, Rs. 7.521.371/- was spent under this Head in 2013 to upgrade the quality of the
Children’s Homes throughout the island.
29
5.17 UNICEF Project
Progress review of the implementation of
case management guidelines in 2013 within
the project for “Child Care” implemented by
the Department of Probation and Child Care
Service s under the UNICEF Project, has
been conducted at Provincial level.
Accordingly, the task of formulating
remedial plans for vulnerable children with
relevance to case management policies was
commenced at
Division Level.
Divisional
Secretariat
Further, the survey on the condition of the
children held in the Children’s Homes
throughout the island has been concluded.
Serial No.
Programme
Amount spent
01
Survey on the condition of children in children’s homes
2,000,000
02
For implementation of Case Management Guidelines,
training of officers and strengthening of the Divisional
Child Care process.
1,448,037
Total
3,448,037
5.18 Information regarding the complaints on Child Abuse.
In 2013, this department received 213
complaints of different manner such as
complainants
identified,
anonymous
complaints,
written
complaints
and
complaints made over the telephone in
relation to child abuse, and all these
complaints have been referred to different
institutions for future investigation and legal
action and the necessary measures have been
taken. Based on the nature of the complaint,
30
reference to Child Promotion Officers
through the Divisional Secretaries, Police
Children and Women’s Bureau, relevant
police stations, Provincial Departments of
Probation and Foreign Employment Bureau,
has been done. For the remaining complaints,
necessary instructions were given over the
telephone.
Complaints received from January to December 2013:
Serial No.
Nature of the Complaint
Total
01
Not sending to school
38
02
Subjection to sexual harassment
16
03
Brutal assault
03
04
Employment
08
05
Physical and mental abuse
17
06
Missing and abduction
07
07
Unsafe children
44
08
Begging
05
09
Underage marriages
03
10
Underage pregnancies
03
11
Causing various kinds of harassment
04
12
Negligence
02
13
Other
63
Total
213
5.19 District Co-ordination and Progress Evaluation
District
Co-ordinating
Child
Rights
Promotion Officers were appointed from
2008 with the aim of co-ordinating at district
level the activities of the Department of
Probation and Child Care Services performed
at Divisional level.
The Services and functions of the
Department have been made easier as a result
of these appointments and this co-ordination
has been important even to minimize some
expenses of the Department. At the same
time 09 progress review meetings have been
held in 2013 with the aim of evaluating and
improving the co-ordination of the activities
of the Department in the field at district level
by the officers belonging to the 9 provinces
and the total expenditure for those meetings
was Rs. 217,047.00.
31
5.20 Deyata Kirula Development Programme
Child Friendly school in Ampara District
Implementaiton of the programmes to
convert Galode School in Maha Oya
divisional Secretariat Division in Ampara
District into a child friendly school. Under
this, the following programmes were
implemented for the development of physical
and human resources of this school.
v. Building the play area with equipment
vi. Improving water facilities and preparing
a model home garden
vii. Providing the necessary instruments and
costumes for the bands
viii. Developing the computer section
i. Preparing the name board of the school
ix. Distribution of sports equipment
ii. Painting and improving 05 buildings
iii. Modernizing the principal’s room and
the office and providing equipment
iv. Building permanent protective stone
bunds to prevent soil erosions
x. Implementation
of
productivity
development and capacity development
programmes for developing the attitudes
of parents and children
Deyata Kirula Exhibition Stall
The exhibition stall of the Department of
Deyata Kirula exhibition in Ampara was
prepared in a creative manner to improve
Children’s knowledge.
32
Accordingly a programme titled “Thuru
Sevna Sankalpa Mawamu” was conducted to
give children the opportunity to put forth
their ideas.

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