Welfare program giving relief to 3.1 mn families, to be expedited
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed to expedite the programme to provide welfare benefits to 3.1 million low-income families in Sri Lanka.
This program has been planned to cover all the districts of the country under the theme ‘Don’t Leave Anyone Behind’. State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe revealed this while attending a media briefing held this afternoon (06) at the Government Information Department Auditorium.
Under this programme the benefits will be available for the families or individuals receiving benefits under Samurdhi, Elderly Person, Disabled Person and Kidney Disease Assistance Program. Also, people who are on the waiting list expecting subsidies as well as people who are affected by the current economic crisis and who are expecting government welfare benefits will also receive this benefit, the Minister revealed.
Minister also said that calls for applications have already started and the closing date has been extended to October 15.
The relevant application form can be downloaded via the www.wbb.gov.lk