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Samurdhi Authority Of Sri Lanka Act (No. 30 of 1995) - Sect 4

Functions of the Authority

4. The functions of the Authority shall be to formulate a programme called the Samurdhi National Programme (hereinafter referred to as '"the programme") for the Improvement of the economic and social conditions of youth, women and disadvantaged groups of society by-
(a) broadening their opportunities for income enhancement and employment;
(b) integrating them into economic and social development activities :
(c) linking family level economic activities with community development projects at village, district divisional and provincial levels:
(d) mobilizing their participation in the planning and management of projects and schemes for their upliftment ;
(e) fostering co-operation among them, promoting savings amongst them and assisting them to obtain credit facilities :
(f) facilitating the delivery of inputs and services of Government departments, public corporations, local authorities, private sector organisations and non-government organisations to beneficiaries of the programme,
and to implement the programme so formulated and other programmes of the Government for poverty alleviation.


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