Cabinet approval has been granted to prepare a draft bill introducing a new law concerning the rights of the indigenous community in Sri Lanka.
Approval of the Cabinet of Ministers was granted in May 2024 to the joint proposal by the then Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms and the Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs concerning the introduction of the new law.
At that meeting, it had been decided that it was appropriate to further analyze the concept paper furnished to prepare the draft bill with the participation of all parties concerned, the Cabinet Spokesman said.
Accordingly, the relevant fundamental draft bill has been further improved subsequent to several rounds of discussions with the participation of officers in the Ministries of Lands, Wildlife and Forest Conservation, Environment as well as Finance along with the officers of the Attorney General’s Department, and the Department of Legal Draftsman along with the participation of stakeholders interested in the relevant sector headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister.
