02/08/2026
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ฌ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐
๐จ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
The Third Quarter Meeting of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit (ASVU) for the year 2026 was held on 27 July 2026 at the Multi-Function Hall, Army Headquarters, under the guidance of Mrs. Swendrini Rodrigo, President of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit.
The programme commenced with the traditional lighting of the oil lamp, followed by the Seva Vanitha Anthem. Thereafter, a two-minute silence was observed in remembrance of the nationโs fallen War Heroes. A short documentary highlighting the welfare initiatives carried out by the Army Seva Vanitha Unit was also screened.
Following the meeting, Lieutenant General Lasantha Rodrigo RSP ndu psc IG, Commander of the Army, graced the welfare donation programme as the Chief Guest. During the occasion, housing financial grants of Rs. 1,500,000.00 each were awarded to two Army personnel for the construction of new houses.
Furthermore, under the first phase of the housing assistance programme initiated at previous meetings, initial instalments of Rs. 1,000,000.00 each were presented to a soldier serving in the 4th Regiment, Sri Lanka Light Infantry (4 SLLI), and the spouse of a soldier of the 5th Field Engineer Regiment (5 SLE), who had passed away due to non-operational causes.
Continuing its welfare support, hearing aids valued at Rs. 304,780.00 and Rs. 217,000.00 were donated to two hearing-impaired children of soldiers serving in the 17 (V) Sri Lanka Light Infantry (17 (V) SLLI).
In addition, a medical device valued at Rs. 29,640.00 was donated to the mother of a Non-Commissioned Officer serving in the 7th Sri Lanka Signal Corps (7 SLSC) for her medical requirements. An OPPO medical support belt worth Rs. 13,400.00 was also presented to a civilian employee attached to the Welfare Food Project due to his medical condition.
Further extending its welfare assistance, the Commander of the Army and the President of the ASVU jointly presented a specially designed paediatric wheelchair valued at Rs. 155,000.00 to the child of an officer serving in the 1st Regiment, Sri Lanka Ordnance Corps (1 SLAOC) who was in need of medical assistance. In addition, musical instruments worth Rs. 100,000.00 were donated to WP/Mathu/Miriswatta Maha Vidyalaya to encourage the schoolโs extracurricular activities.
Altogether, the Army Seva Vanitha Unit provided welfare assistance amounting to Rs. 9,386,000.00 during the programme, further demonstrating its continued dedication towards supporting Army personnel, veterans, and their families.
Following the donation programme, Mrs. Vindya Premaratne, Secretary of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit, presented the minutes of the previous meeting, while Major A.S.N. Hathurusinghe, Treasurer of the ASVU, presented the income and expenditure statement. Addressing the gathering, the President of the ASVU provided guidance on the effective implementation of ongoing annual welfare projects and introduced several new welfare initiatives aimed at further strengthening support for War Heroes and their families.
Meanwhile, Chairpersons of the Regimental Seva Vanitha Branches representing all regiments briefed the President on the welfare activities conducted by their respective branches.
The Third Quarter Meeting concluded with the National Anthem, followed by a group photograph and a refreshment session attended by the participants.
Members of the ASVU, senior officers, officers, and other ranks participated in the event.
ยฉ ๐๐ญ๐ญ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ข ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ข ๐๐ฏ๐ช๐ต.
๐๐ฐ๐ฑ๐บ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฃ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ!