Head 216

Department of Social Services

Department of Social Services (Head 216) is allocated Rs 2.5 billion in 2026. It is listed in the budget gazettes for 9 of the 9 years with Head-level data. This page follows one Head across the years, even when its ministry or name changes.

Overview

Total 2026
Rs 2.5 billion
2017: Rs 672 million

Across the years

2017201820192020202120222023202420252026 2017: Rs 672 million2018: Rs 708 million2019: Rs 753 million2021: Rs 740 million2022: Rs 755 million2023: Rs 924 million2024: Rs 1.4 billion2025: Rs 1.7 billion2026: Rs 2.5 billion n/a Rs 2.5 billion

── As printed   ╌╌ In 2026 prices (inflation-adjusted)

Show data as a table
YearRecurrentCapitalTotalIn 2026 pricesMinistry
2017 Source: Gazette supplement 2017, p.22 Rs 493 million Rs 179 million Rs 672 million Rs 1.5 billion Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare
2018 Source: Appropriation Bill 2018, p.24 Rs 553 million Rs 154 million Rs 708 million Rs 1.6 billion Ministry of Social Empowerment ,Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
2019 Source: Gazette supplement 2019, p.36 Rs 582 million Rs 171 million Rs 753 million Rs 1.6 billion Ministry of Labour & Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment
2020 Head and programme figures are not available for this year yet.
2021 Source: Appropriation Bill 2021, p.22 Rs 640 million Rs 100 million Rs 740 million Rs 1.4 billion Ministry of Health
2022 Source: Appropriation Bill 2022, p.23 Rs 710 million Rs 45 million Rs 755 million Rs 939 million State Ministry of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control
2023 Source: Appropriation Bill 2023, p.30 Rs 888 million Rs 36 million Rs 924 million Rs 986 million Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
2024 Source: Gazette supplement 2024, p.30 Rs 1.3 billion Rs 114 million Rs 1.4 billion Rs 1.5 billion Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
2025 Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.25 Rs 1.5 billion Rs 124 million Rs 1.7 billion Rs 1.8 billion Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
2026 Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.26 Rs 1.8 billion Rs 655 million Rs 2.5 billion Rs 2.5 billion Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment

What the gazettes show

No renames or gaps are shown in the gazettes with Head-level data.

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