Overview

Vision

Contended Sri Lankan work force

Mission

To facilitate in creating a work environment enriched with welfare and assisted with relief, by carefully assessing the gaps and filling the same 


Values

  1. Ensuring the ethical commitment in order to provide an efficient and effective service to the clients benefiting from the Shrama Vasana Fund.
  2. Providing advanced qualitative service subject to the rules, regulations and methodologies of the Shrama Vasana Fund while providing services to the clients.
  3. Creating better awareness among the clients regarding the services provided by the Shrama Vasana Fund.

Pioneering work in the establishment of the Fund

With a view to develop a contented workforce with a sound economic base by enhancing welfare services, pioneering work on the establishment of the Shrama Vasana Fund was undertaken by former Hon. Minister of Labour. This initiative was a natural outcome of his background as a leader working in close collaboration with the working class. This initiative was indeed a great achievement for the entire working population.

A significant step forward was taken in 1998 by the launching of a lottery named "Shrama Vasana", in collaboration with the National Lotteries Board in order to collect funds for the Shrama Vasana Fund. This is the only lottery organized for the benefit of the working class. With time, this lottery improved acquiring additional features like Devedda 1 (oEjeoao 1& and Devedda 2 (oEjeoao 2& effectively competing with other lotteries thus enhancing the financial base of Shrama Vasana Fund.

With considerable effort, arrangements were made to draw the lottery every Sunday commencing on 18th Dec. 2012.

The earning capacity of the lottery was strengthened by this move. It was later observed that Sunday being a holiday, people could not be contacted in large numbers for the sale of tickets and there was a tendency for the vendors to go on holiday. The sales declined. Therefore with effect from 06 March 2010, Saturday Jathika Sampatha replaced the Sunday lottery, with a variety of new attractive gifts and a different out look. The lottery now in operation is taking the lead among lotteries. It is now the only mechanism to earn an income for the welfare of the working class.