President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed that the government continues to provide allowances to senior citizens, disabled people, and kidney patients until a new criterion is presented, Minister of State Finance Shehan Semasinghe said.
The Minister in a tweet added that there wouldn't be any change for the new initiative of the ‘Aswesuma welfare benefit programme’ and it would be carried as planned earlier.
Furthermore, “We have received 760,000 appeals and 10,000 objections which will be evaluated at the earliest to target assistance to those who are most in need and ensure equitable distribution of resources” he added.
Through the ‘Aswesuma programme’, the government targets on helping the extremely poor category of families.
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.
Gazette on new speed limit regulations to be issued within two weeks
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.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
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