Aswesuma

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced in Mannar that the government will extend the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits program to an additional 400,000 families starting in June this year. He made these remarks while addressing a public…

The government has decided to provide an allowance of Rs. 6,000 to assist parents who are unable to afford school stationery and equipment for their children. Accordingly, the relevant allowance will be provided for the school children…

As another phase of “Aswesuma” benefit payments, the government has paid Rs. 799.5 million to 113,713 beneficiaries for the month of July. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said the banks will duly credit the funds to…