Rs. 74 Million Allocated for Ratnapura Under “Diviyata Saviyak” Housing Scheme

A sum of Rs. 74 million has been allocated for the Ratnapura District under the “Diviyata Saviyak” housing scheme, implemented under the national policy framework “A Thriving Nation, A Beautiful Life.”Attorney-at-Law Nilusha Lakmali Gamage, Member of Parliament for the Ratnapura District and Chairperson of the Women and Children Sub-Committee, made this announcement while attending a programme held today (16) at the Ratnapura District Secretariat Auditorium to provide housing assistance to 27 beneficiaries in the district.

The project is implemented by the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs in collaboration with the Department of Probation and Child Care Services to address the housing needs of low-income families and individuals belonging to particularly vulnerable groups.

The scheme aims to provide secure housing for families with children who lack suitable accommodation, face financial difficulties, live in unsafe conditions or are otherwise vulnerable. Assistance will also be provided to children who have been reintegrated into society, or are ready for reintegration after living in institutions, but do not have a home, as well as families with vulnerable children living in unsafe housing conditions.

Under the scheme, each eligible beneficiary family will receive financial assistance of Rs. 2 million, payable in four instalments of Rs. 500,000 each.

The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Sundaralingam Pradeep, Ratnapura District Member of Parliament Dr. Janaka Senarathna, Additional District Secretary Gayani I. Karunarathne, Provincial Commissioner of Probation R.M.C.L. Rathnayake, and parents and children from beneficiary families.

District Media Unit,
District Secretariat / Department of Government Information,
Ratnapura.