Srilanka, April 2 -- The Board of Governors of the President's Fund convened under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has decided to provide financial assistance as an encouragement to ensure the uninterrupted education of children from families affected by daily incidents of elephant intrusions into their villages.

Priority will be given to families who have lost a member or have individuals injured due to elephant intrusions. Children from families that have suffered property or crop damages as a result of such incidents will also be eligible to apply for this assistance.

Eligibility for this financial assistance will be determined based on the observations of the respective Divisional Secretaries. Families must ha...