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 was decided to further analyze the concept paper presented to prepare the draft bill with the participation of all parties concerned.
Accordingly, the relevant fundamental draft bill was further improved subsequent to several rounds of discussions with the participation of officers in the Ministries of Lands, Wildlife and Forest Conservation, Environment, and Finance, the Attorney General’s Department, the Department of the Legal Draftsman, and stakeholders interested in the relevant sector headed by the Secretary to the Prime Minister.
Based on the discussions, the Cabinet approved the joint proposal, instructing the Legal Draftsman to prepare a draft bill based on the aforementioned fundamental draft. (Newswire)
