COLOMBO (News 1st); The Ministry of Education says that the program providing allowances for purchasing school books and supplies will not be limited to families receiving Aswesuma welfare benefits.The Ministry’s Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewa said that Cabinet approval has been granted to provide these ...

The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that the elderly allowance for May 2024, originally delayed due to technical issues, will be available for pick-up at Divisional Secretariats after the second week of June. This disbursement will encompass a total of over 1.518 billion rupees allocated for M...

COLOMBO (News 1st); President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced the implementation of a new program aimed at improving the living conditions of retired security forces members. The President highlighted that, in the absence of a dedicated program, some veterans have faced difficult situations. Consequ...

COLOMBO (News 1st); State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe said Aswesuma welfare beneficiaries can obtain the September installments from Thursday (23). He said Rs.8.571 billion were released to banks for the 1,377,000 Aswesuma beneficiary families. The State Minister said the installments fo...

The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that applications for the second round of Aswesuma will begin in January.  The first round of payments will be completed by December, Board member, Kamal Padmasiri said. Aswesuma beneficiaries will receive their September payments by November 15th...