COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Ministry of Social Empowerment is to launch a project to increase the income of 500,000 families who receive Samurdhi benefits.

Minister Daya Gamage speaking to the media states that the Ministry plans to launch a number of aid programs to uplift the economic status of Samurdhi beneficiaries.

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