3. The general objects for which the Corporation constituted are hereby declared to be-
| (a) to perpetuate the memory of Captain Anuruddha Parakrama Wijewantha, who sacrificed his life to safeguard the independence and unity of Sri Lanka by establishing a Social Welfare Centre at his ancestral home. |
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| (b) to establish an Elders Day Care Centre to provide care for destitute elders and to provide for their physical, mental and intellectual needs and also to provide opportunities for them to participate in social, religious and recreational activities: |
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| (c) to establish and maintain a library, with lending and reference facilities, for the students and to promote the reading habits in the adult population of the area: |
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| (d) to provide scholarships for needy students who achieve success at public examinations: |
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| (e) to provide medical facilities, clothing and shelter for needy orphans and the sick: |
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| (f) to provide welfare facilities for persons whose hearing is impaired, the visually handicapped, the physically handicapped and the mentally retarded: |
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| (g) to identify the socio-economic, religious and cultural needs of the community and to formulate and implement appropriate projects and programmes to meet such needs, and to undertake any other projects that are conducive to the general welfare of the community: |
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| (h) to promote, arrange, organize and hold, exhibitions, lectures, seminars, workshops, classes and conferences in furtherance of the objects of the Corporation; |
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| (j) to co-ordinate and co-operate with other organizations with similar objects to commemorate the heroes who sacrificed their lives for the country in the North East war and to render assistance, wherever, possible, to their families |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts