The new chairperson of the Police Family Welfare Association is Attorney-at-Law Nilmini Nita Samaratunga

Nilmini Nita Samaratunga, Attorney-at-Law, assumed duties as the new Acting Chairperson of the Police Family Welfare Association and the Police Seva Vanitha Unit, which organizes various programs for the welfare of Sri Lanka Police officers and their families at various stages of their lives by providing benefits to them. She is the wife of the current Acting Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Priyantha Weerasooriya.

The Police Family Welfare Association was established on 23rd November 1971 by Mrs. Maya Senanayake, wife of the then Inspector General of Police, Stanley Senanayake, to provide welfare to the families of police officers who lost their lives due to the war situation prevailing at that time. It is currently actively working for the welfare of all officers by involving the wives of police officers above the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police.

Maintaining three pre-schools, providing assistance for the education of children of officers who died or were disabled in the line of duty, providing death benefits, providing university assistance, providing financial assistance for emergency surgeries, giving prizes to children who excel in various fields such as scholarship examinations, and maintaining stalls to earn money for services are some of the functions it performs.

The inauguration ceremony of the new president, who was appointed to oversee the proper management of those functions, was attended by the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Police Welfare Directorate, Mrs. Padmini Weerasuriya, former presidents, Mrs. Wasantha Silva, Nandani Fernando, Mrs. Prashanthi Fernando, the Honorary Secretary of the association, Mrs. P. Wijesuriya, and many other responsible officers.