Sri Lanka Army Seva Vanitha Unit
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Inaugurated on 12 July 1984,[2] the Sri Lanka Army Seva Vanitha Unit (Sinhala: ශ්රී ලංකා යුද්ධ හමුදා සේවා වනිතා ඒකකය, romanized: śrī laṁkā yuddha hamudā sēvā vanitā ēkakaya )[3] functions with the main objective of providing welfare facilities to the family and relatives of service personnel who died, went missing in action or were injured whilst serving in the army in addition to empowering the families of the serving army personnel. Traditionally the organisation functions under the leadership of the wife of the serving Commander of the Army, and the members are the spouses of army officers as well as female officers. The organisation extends to 22 regimental branches[4][2] functioning under the patronage of the wives of the respective regimental commanders.
Sri Lanka Army Seva Vanitha Unit | |
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Active | 1984 – present |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Branch | Sri Lanka Army |
Type | Welfare |
Garrison/HQ | Army Headquarters |
Commanders | |
President | Janaki Liyanage[1] (Commander of the Army Lt. Gen. Vikum Liyanage's wife) |