Ranaviru Seva Authority assists war heroes

THE Ranaviru Seva Authority has organised a series of programmes at provincial level to provide benefits to the families of war heroes who have sacrificed their lives in defence of the country and disabled war heroes and their families.

Under this programme children of departed and disabled war heroes will be granted scholarships while housing assistance will be provided to families and cash benefits to the next of kin of departed war heroes.

A press release by the Ranaviru Seva Authority said arrangements have also been made to donate computers for setting up computer centres while three wheelers and other equipment will be provided to disabled war heroes under a concessionary loan scheme.

Under this programme self-employment assistance of Rs. 30,000 each will be provided to 15 families and self employment loans of Rs. 50,000 each to another 15 families.

There will also be 1,000 scholarships of Rs. 12,000 each while loans of Rs. 200,000 each will be provided to 31 disabled war heroes for the purchase of three wheelers.

Fifty others will receive Rs. 50,000 each for setting up bathroom and toilet facilities while sixty people will be granted housing loans of Rs. 100,000 each.

The provincial ceremonies will be as follows: Uva Province - November 18 at 9.30 a.m. at the Uva Provincial Council Auditorium, NCP - November 23 at 9.30 a.m. at the Vivekananda Maha Vidyalaya Auditorium, Anuradhapura.

Southern Province - November 22 at 2 p.m. at Southern Province Governor's office auditorium and Wayamba Province on November 26 at 9.30 a.m. at Lakdas Maha Vidyalaya, Kurunegala. The Central Province programme was held on November 15 at the Central Province Governor's office auditorium.