Right to Health of Internally Displaced Persons - IDP SriLanka

As per the circular No: CGES/ER/95/01 issued by Ministry of Shipping,
Ports, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction on 16th November 1995,
scheme of dry ration is issued to the displaced families whose income is
less than Rs.1500.00. However thereafter two circulars have been issued
in this regard, namely, Circular No: D.S.S 2003/1, issued by the
Department of Social Service and Circular No: NDRSC 2007/10 but the
amount of dry ration is still remain as the previous circular. Under the
later circulars the monthly income limit of the family should be less than
3000.
Following is the comparison of quantity of dry ration by those circulars.
No:ofpersonsin
the family
Quantity of dry ration for a month (Rupees)
Circular No: Circular No :
CGES/ER/95/01 D.S.S 2003/1
5 persons or more 1260 (315 x 4) 1960 (490 x 4) 2100 (525 x 4)
4 persons 1008 (252 x 4) 1540 (385 x 4) 1820 (455 x 4)
3persons 840(210x4) 1260(315x4) 1540(385x4)
Circular No:
NDRSC 2007/10
2persons 616(154x4) 980(245x4) 1260(315x4)
1 person 336 (84 x 4) 560 (140 x 4) 980 (245 x 4)
According to WFP, usually a food intake of a person should comprise of a
range of foods from at least four main food groups including;
carbohydrates (Rice or Wheat form the bulk of the diet), proteins (Pulse,
Grams, fish (tinned), Meat), Fats (Oil, Butter), micronutrient-rich foods
(Vegetables and fruits are good sources of micronutrients).As per health
consultants, one person needs energy of 2100 Kcal per day couple with
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other nutrition requirements . Since the later circulars (2003/1 &
2007/10) are still not carried out, one family with or more 5 persons is
given only 42 rupees per day. This scenario is regrettable
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Protein 10-12% total energy (52g-63g), but