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3. General objects of the Corporation

Official English translation. The Sinhala text prevails. Open the official Sinhala text, official PDF on documents.gov.lk

The general objects for which the Corporation is constituted are hereby declared to be—

(a)

to encourage, assist and advice on self-employment projects ;

(b)

to assist children and adults by providing necessary schools and educational institutes other than national schools enumerated in Appendix III of List 1 of the 9th Schedule to the Constitution, with accessory, educational and library facilities ;

(c)

to provide necessary financial assistance for the promotion of arts, literature, construction of images and modelling, production of television Dramas, films and stage plays, in order to develop the interest and skills of members and non members ;

(d)

to organize national and religious ceremonies and

“Sramadanas”, for the development of mutual confidence and goodwill among the people ;

(e)

to develop ational and international relationships by exchanging experience and technical knowledge and to organize excursions ;

(f)

to collect economical and human resources for the purpose of investigation and accumulation of information ;

(g)

to care for disabled persons and to provide homes for the aged ;

(h)

to protect the environment and to improve modern techniques of organic agriculture ; and

(i)

to print, publish and distribute books, journals, leaflets, newspapers and magazines which the

Corporation may consider desirable for the promotion and advancement of its objects.