INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NOVEL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT International Peer Reviewed & Refereed Journals, Open Access Journal ISSN Approved Journal No: 2456-4184 | Impact factor: 8.76 | ESTD Year: 2016
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ABSTRACT
The Samurdhi Development Program can be described as a program that is still in operation for the welfare of the rural people. This Program introduced by the government implemented in 1994, had some success, but has failed to achieve the intended objective of Poverty Alleviation. The aim of this study is to identify the fulfilment of the initial objective of the Samurdhi program. Further, this study addressed the existing problems in the system of selecting the beneficiaries of this grant and the bureaucratic mechanism. Under these objectives, this research has been conducted in four Grama Niladhari Divisions in the Neluwa Divisional Secretariat Division. 100 Samurdhi recipient families were selected randomly based on Samurdhi Recipient list of the respected Grama Niladari Divisions as the sample. Descriptive statistical tools were employed for the data analysis; such as charts, percentages, tables, etc. The study elaborated several classifications. Such as saving behaviour, duration of donation, Beneficiaries opinion about the effect of the Samurdhi programme on rural development and living standards of the beneficiaries. Many people have not attended to saving as a source of investment of the family. Therefore their living standards have not changed due to this programme. People believe that the Samurdhi programme not critically, engaged in the rural development activities and development of their living standards. Final conclusion discovered that the expected real progress of the Samurdhi Development Program could not achieve, due to the factors such as; the irregularities in the selection of Samurdhi recipients in the rural community, political interference, bureaucracy, negative attitudes of the Samurdhi beneficiaries, improper monitoring of the beneficiaries and lack of related targeted programs. The Samurdhi programme should be revised accordingly current socio-economic culture in beneficiaries and it should be highly attended to enhanced self-sufficient economy of the people.
Keywords:
Samurdhi Development Program, Rural Programs, Poverty, Poverty Alleviation, Development.
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"Effects of the Samurdhi Movement in Rural Development of Sri Lanka: With Reference to Neluwa Divisional Secretariat ", International Journal of Novel Research and Development (www.ijnrd.org), ISSN:2456-4184, Vol.8, Issue 10, page no.c196-c207, October-2023, Available :http://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2310221.pdf
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