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| (1) There shall be established a Samurdhi Balakaya far each Grama Niladhari Division which shall consist of all the youth resident in such Grama Niladhari Division. |
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| (2) There shall be a Executive Council for each Samurdhi Balakaya established under subsection (1) consisting of seven youth elected by the representatives of the Samurdhi Balakaya, at the Annual General Meeting of such Balakaya, the Samurdhi Niyamaka and five representatives of Government departments and non-governmental organisations engaged in Sports, Youth Affairs and Rural Development activities in such Division nominated by the Divisional Secretary appointed for the Division within which such Grama Niladhari Division is situated, to consultation with the Commissioner-General of Samurdhi. |
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| (3) There shall be appointed a Advisory Council for each Samurdhi Balakaya established under subsection (1) for the purpose of advising and assisting such Samurdhi Balakaya in discharging it s functions and shall consist of seven persons not being youth engage in social and welfare activities in such Grama Niladhari Division for which such Samurdhi Balakaya is established. |
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| (4) The functions of the Samurdhi Balakaya shall be-
| | (a) to co-ordinate, foster all activities connected with the development projects of the programme at the family level and the development projects of the programme at the Grama Niladhari Division level ; | | |
| | (b) to provide in collaboration with banks and other lending institutions, credit and banking facilities, and to provide training, management and other consultancy services, necessary to Implement the development projects of the programme in the Grama Niladhari Division for which the Samurdhi Balakaya is established ; | | |
| | (c) mobilize savings of the beneficiaries of the programme ; | | |
| | (d) to mobilize the participation of beneficiaries resident in such Grama Niladhari Division in planning and managing the development projects of the programme and activities in such division concerning their social upliftment ; | | |
| | (e) to undertake other activities assigned by the Divisional Committee appointed for the division within which such Grama Niladhari Division is situated to relation to the programme.". | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts