Symposium on ‘Old-Age Income Security and Universal Basic Income in South Asia

IPS Research Fellow, Dr. Ganga Tilakaratna made a presentation on ‘Income Security for Older Persons in Sri Lanka’ at the symposium on ‘Old-Age Income Security and Universal Basic Income in South Asia‘, organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, India, held in New Delhi, India on 27 February 2017.

Dr. Tilakaratna discussed the existing old-age income security schemes in Sri Lanka, their gaps and weaknesses and possible reform options to ensure universal old-age income security in Sri Lanka.