The Department had to provide assistance for children affected by natural disaster, the Tsunami.
Even to-day thousands of destitute children are eagerly expecting relief through this scheme.

Objective

• A large number of school going children between 6-13 of years of age in poor families affected by natural disasters or destitution, has been registered with the hope of receiving aid from the Department, under this scheme. The basic objective of this scheme is to take necessary steps to give the needy children registered in the Department, educational, physical and mental, development.
• The special features of this scheme is the opportunity given to the child to grow within his/ her family without being separated form the family.
• Your worthy generosity can be extended to such children.
• For the leaflet for all particulars pertaing to this scheme, please

• They should be school going children 6-13 years of age who are on keen on studies.
• He / she should be a child from the poorest of the poor families who are beneficiaries of Samurdhi. The child should not be from a family with a member serving in the Government or corporation or mercantile or Estate Management or Prinate business sector.
• A child fulfilling these requirements could be referred to the Child Rights Promoting Officer attached to the Divisional Secretariat and then registered on priority basis. This alone is not enough to get aid.
• Applications are called from among those registered in the Department, depending on the donations / Constributions made by philanthropists to the Department.