Abstract:
The IDP issue is a key challenge faced by countries that experienced wars and natural calamities. In this
regard Sri Lanka too faced this challenge with a large number of IDPs where the national government and
other organizations have taken the responsibility for providing protection and reconstructing their lives for
achieving a lasting solution. This article focuses on what degree the interventions performed by
governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations have impacted on the development of quality
of life of resettled IDPs. The government was expected to play the pivotal role here. The non –governmental
agencies were \ expected to support the IDPs by providing basic survival needs and interventions that can be
useful for IDPs to revive their lost lives with dignity ensuring a QOL. In order to realize these objectives
many agencies have been providing survival services mainly while some have been engaged in providing
development support services
