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Community Center

After gain independence in Sri Lanka, the necessity of voluntary societies were strongly felt for exchanging felt wishes and views of the public. Therefore late Mr. S.W.R.D. Bandaranayaka who served as Minister of Local government at that time took action to implement community center movement through out Sri Lanka.The community center unable the community in a village to spend their leisure times meaningfully and times meaningfully and productively . The forum for discussing and implementing the necessities for the public interest in the area is the community center. It is the responsibility of our local government institution to organize, inaugurate and maintain a community center and to provide useful service of the people of the area joining hands with the other voluntary societies of the area. A community center should be an institution form by the people of the area for their needs. Although constitution mention that when establishing community center village will be use and should not exceed 2 square miles. But there are grama niladhari divisions which exceed that limit. If the villages are too large in extent more community centers can be established on the advice and approval of Local Government commissioner. Also the community centers so established should be registered in this Local Government institute at Urban Development Authority, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla. When establishing a community center the relevant constitution should be followed and it should be adopted to suit the area.According for taking future action in this connection.

• Office bearers are to be appointed by a general meeting and such office bearers should take action to fulfill the needs of members.
• Annual general meetings should be held once a year and committee meetings should be held as required.
• Decisions taken by the committee should be submitted to the general meeting for approval and they will be implemented on the decisions of the general meeting.
• Activities implemented by the community center should be submitted to the general membership for its approval and it is the responsibility of the office bearers to see that everything is done on the public confidence.

Services rendered by community center

1. Establishment of Shremadana camps and group tours and conducting annual district seminars.
2. Conducting refresher and training courses.
3. Social service activities
4. Out door and indoor sports.
5. Literary activities
6. Dancing, music and dramas.
7. First aids activities
8. Industrial training
9. Religious activities
10. Cultivation development activities
11. Regional development