The initiative, covering the entire region under the purview of the Batticaloa District Secretariat, was launched in consultation with respective provincial Social Service Officers of the Department of Social Services, Grama Seva Officials and other stakeholders in respective areas.

The most-needed recipients were selected from all ethnicities on the instructions of Divisional Secretariats in the Batticaloa District.

Many of the recipients, handicapped from birth or due to some other reasons were from needy families in far remote areas with economic hardships.