Measures taken/current situation Situation during the visit A/HRC/33/51/Ad d.2 Level of implementation and observations (to be completed by the WGEID) Families of the Disappeared ( e )- There is a social scheme going on focussing the poor but many families of the disappeared are excluded. ICJ Measures specifically targeting victims of enforced disappearances have not been put in place under the Office for Reparations Act. However, Section 13 (1) (f) of the OMP Act tasks the office to recommend that the relevant authority grant reparations to missing persons and / or relatives of missing persons, including but not limited to compensation and / or recommend the provision of other administrative and welfare services including psycho-social services. (f) Prioritize the educational needs of the children of disappeared persons, including establishing special scholarships exclusively for children of disappeared persons; Paragraph 62 OMP As part of its interim relief recommendations relating to education, the OMP recommended the introduction of a scholarship scheme under the Ministry of Education for the children of the missing or disappeared in the form of a monthly allowances of Sri Lankan Rupees 2000 to cover essential educational expenses required for the completion of their primary and secondary education. 114 To date, this recommendation has not been adopted by the Government. Families of the Disappeared These welfare schemes were suggested even in 1996 presidential commissions with name lists of children who needs support for education, lists who need psychosocial support and many other lists. But nothing happened. ICJ The interim report of the OMP (page 15) had recommended as interim relief the introduction of a scholarship scheme under the Ministry of Education for the children of the missing or disappeared in the form of a monthly allowance of Rs. 2,000 to cover essential educational expenses required for the completion of their primary and secondary education. 114 OMP Interim Report, above n 2, para 45(d). The Working Group regrets that this recommendation has yet to be implemented despite a similar recommendation being made by the OMP and calls on the government to ensure the education needs of the children of disappeared persons are prioritised. A/HRC/42/40/Add.1 84 Recommendations A/HRC/33/51/Add.2