The beneficiaries who have not put forward appeals and objections pertinent to the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits scheme will receive their payments starting from this month, says Minister of State for Finance Shehan Semasinghe.
As yet, the Welfare Benefits Board has received 982,770 appeals and 62,368 objections in total.
In the meantime, the Government will proceed with the disbursement for the elderly citizens, disabled persons and kidney patients without alteration, underlined Minister Semasinghe.
Yesterday, Minister Semasinghe stressed that the evaluation of appeals and objections received in respect to the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits scheme is expected to commence by the respective District Secretaries before long.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
The Supreme Court today refused interim relief in an application filed by President’s Counsel Senaka Walgampaya seeking an Order from the Supreme Court compelling the President to appoint judges to fill the existing vacancies in the Court Of Appeal.
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Two underworld criminals wanted for multiple crimes, including murder, were brought from Dubai to Sri Lanka, today (12).
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
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