On 17 September 1999, the Gajaba welfare shop was opened by Major. Gen. WDGA Gunasekara, the then regimental commander, who initiated the inauguration with the intention of allowing for the benefits and welfare services to be given to the war heroes and people living in the region. Further it was repaired and reopened on the 1st July 2013 as a supermarket to uplift the quality of the service for the war veterans and people in the area.
