Name of the Organization : President’s Fund of Sri Lanka
Type of Facility : Status Search Online
Country : Sri Lanka
Website : presidentsfund.gov.lk
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The Objectives of the Fund as laid down in the Act are :
** Relief of Poverty
** Advancement of Education and Knowledge
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** Advancement of Religion and the maintenance of religious rites and Practices
** Making awards to persons who have served the nation
** For any other purpose, which in the opinion of the President and the Board, is of benefit or interest to the Public.
Disbursements from the President’s Fund are being made primarily under the following programmes :
** Financial assistance to patients undergoing Heart Surgery, Kidney Transplantation, Cancer treatment, Hip and Knee cap replacement, Scoliosis (correction of spinal cord deformity) and certain other life threatening illnesses.
** Presidential Scholarship Scheme for Postgraduate studies, in selected priority areas.
** This is implemented is landwide through the Provincial Councils and benefits 9200 needy students annually.
The President’s Fund consists of the following Board of Governors :
** His Excellency the President
** Honorable Prime Minister
** Honorable Speaker
** Honorable Leader of the Opposition
** Secretary to the President
** Two members appointed by His Excellency the President
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Reimbursement of Expenses :
(i) Informing the President’s Fund in writing that the surgical operation had to be carried out as a matter of urgency and requesting the Fund that the cost of the surgical operation be reimbursed from the President’s Fund. This request should be made immediately after the performance of the operation.
(ii) For the reimbursement of the cost of the Surgical Operation, it is a compulsory requirement to produce to the President’s Fund.
(1) Originals of the receipts and bills issued by t he Hospital and
(2) A copy of the report issued by the Doctor after the performance of the Surgical Operation.
Payment will be made on the basis of originals of documents only.
In case it became necessary to perform a surgical operation on a patient as a matter of urgency reimbursement of cost of operation will be considered only if requested within five (05) working days after getting discharged from the hospital.
Note :
(i) The Application Form should be perfected and submitted to the office of the President’s Fund without delay.
(ii) In case you call at the Office of the President’s Fund, kindly restrict such visits to Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in the week.
(iii) All correspondence with the President’s Fund should be addressed to :
Secretary
President’s Fund
No. 41, Renuka Building (Ground Floor)
Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01.
(iv) Please note that only the Patient or the Applicant should call at the President’s Fund to make any inquiry brining along with him or her the Card issued by the Fund.
If due to any unavoidable reason any person other than them comes, he/she should bring a letter of authorization from the patient. That letter should state the reasons the applicant/patient is unable to call over at the office for the purpose.
The Presidents Fund Contact Details :
Address : No.41, Renuka Building(Ground Floor), Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo 01.
Tel :
+94 11 2386801
+94 11 2382316
+94 11 2331245
+94 11 2431610
Fax : +94 11 2331243
E-mail : fundsecretary [AT] presidentsoffice.lk