Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of Social Services
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1948-1984
History
Prior to the establishment of the Social Services Department, the Department of Labour had administered certain social services activities such as, workmen compensation, public assistance, unemployment relief, relief of widespread distress clue to failure of crops, flood and other exceptional cases. Following the recommendation of the Social Services Commission appended in the Sessional Paper No.VII of 1947, the Department of Social Services was established on 21.9.1947 and commenced its functions in1948. The functions of the new Department were divided into three main divisions namely, Social Assistance Services, Social Services in 1953. Again in 1960 the department was placed under the Ministry of Social Services and the Department of Social Services was attached to this Ministry.
Places
Legal status
Functions, occupations and activities
Mandates/sources of authority
Internal structures/genealogy
General context
Relationships area
Control area
Description identifier
LK-NA/DSS
Institution identifier
LK-NA
Rules and/or conventions used
ISAAR
Status
Final
Level of detail
Minimal
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Language(s)
- English
- Sinhala
Script(s)
- Latin