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 upgrade the economic and social conditions of the members of the Sri Saranankara Foundation ;

(b)

to uplift the living conditions of the people and to develop the practices of the thrift ;

(c)

to upgrade the economic and social conditions of the disabled ;

(d)

to encourage the members of the Foundation to engage in self-employment ;

(e)

to establish and maintain libraries for uplifting the standards of children and elders ;

(f)

to collaborate or participate with any other institution or organisation, whether foreign or local having objects similar to those of the Corporation ;

(g)

to sponsor and conduct conferences, seminars, workshops, group studies and lectures in Sri Lanka and elsewhere ; and

(h)

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.

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