Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities has proposed introducing a separate budget line for persons with disabilities in the estimates of every ministry to ensure that their needs and concerns receive adequate attention.

The proposal was discussed at a special meeting of the Caucus held recently at Parliament under the chairmanship of MP Sugath Wasantha de Silva.

Australian High Commissioner Matthew John Duckworth and a group of officials, along with representatives of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), also attended the meeting.

During the meeting, Deputy Co-Chair of the Caucus, MP Dr. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, made a detailed presentation on the work undertaken by the Ca...