3. General Objects of the Corporation

Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.

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

(a)

To maintain peace and harmony among all the communities ;

(b)

to promote the eradication, racial, linguistic, religious, political and communal differences among the people ;

(c)

to promote the establishment of a society uniting the different religious, cultural and economic groups ;

(d)

to bring the poor and other affected people into the

“Awareness Scheme” and encourage them to engage in self employment programmes :

(e)

to encourage and accelerate savings among the people in rural areas ;

(f)

to create awareness in the public, about the importance of school education, health education and environmental education ; and

(g)

to do all such other acts and things as are incidental or conducive to the attainment of the above objects.

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