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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.

(1)

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

(a)

to provide medical aid and food to the poor, the destitute and the sick;

(b)

to support and encourage senior citizens movements in order to enhance the services provided by them;

(c)

to assist the development of religious places of all religions;

(d)

to establish and maintain pre-school for the development of early childhood of needy children;

(e)

to assist the relevant authorities with the consent of such authorities;

(i)

in designing and implementing social mobilization programmes and educational and training programmes for the development of the children and women;

(ii)

to conduct self-employment oriented vocational training programmes on different subjects including engineering, technology, carpentry, driving and computer technology for the benefit of the youth from the families of low income level; and

(iii)

to organize and conduct extra classes, seminars, workshops, lectures, exhibitions

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and educational tours with the view of promoting education of needy school children;

(f)

to make awareness among the employees of small and medium scale industries to organize and work towards their future advancement;

(g)

to assist needy students by way of offering scholarships;

(h)

to grant scholarships to any employee of any institution assisting the furtherance of the objects of the Corporation;

(i)

to promote understanding, co-operation and friendship with organizations and institutions having objects similar to the objects of the

Corporation; and

(j)

to identify children of school going age who do not go to school for various reasons and to assist in directing them towards schools and to support their education through providing social and economic assistance.

(2)

In the implementation of the objects specified in subsection (1) the Board shall ensure that such implementation shall be carried out without any distinction based on race, religion, caste, sex, political opinion, place of birth or any of such grounds.