Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
The Minister clarified that, although a higher figure appears in the relevant Gazette, only about 138,000 persons with disabilities have actually been receiving the allowance under his Ministry. He stated that the Government is now expanding the scheme to cover 310,000 beneficiaries.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, what he said is correct as per the Gazette. However, currently only about 138,000 persons with disabilities receive that allowance. Although the higher number was in the Gazette, it was not being granted. Our Ministry handles this task. Therefore, I state clearly that only around 138,000 have been receiving it. Now we are increasing it and will provide to 310,000.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/15041