State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services was established as per the Gazette Extraordinary No: 2187/27 of 9th of August 2020. Sri Lanka Women’s Bureau, National Committee on Women, Department of Probation & Child Services, National Child Protection Authority, National Secretariat for Early Childhood Development & Sri Lanka Thriposha Ltd and all the divisions functions under Primary Education, School infrastructure are the Departments and an education services statutory institutions under the Ministry.

The Ministry has been assigned 14 to priorities. They include ensuring the security of women, providing relief to rural women. Victimized by unregulated microfinance schemes, Empowering women with knowledge and skills to enjoy a successful life, Saving children from being violating all forms of results and exposing to abuse, providing and monitoring methodologies that ensure their well being, creating a child friendly school environment and ensuring education for all minimizing irregularities.