Respecting Elders Campaign by SB

The Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare & Kandyan Heritage, S. B. Dissanayake The awareness programme to respect elders was initiated with the leadership of Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage, S. B. Dissanayake, at the Colombo-Central bus stand yesterday (15).

While participating in the pasting of awareness stickers on buses said , that we must create a society that is respectful to their elders within the country. Minister further stated that a 24 hour hotline 118 had been introduced for the elderly people, enabling them to report any hardships and problems they face to the National Secretariat for Elders.