The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka
Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka asked the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development for details on the current number of “Aswesuma” beneficiaries and whether all eligible persons are receiving the benefit. He further sought clarification on steps to include eligible persons not yet receiving the benefit, including the date from which payments would be provided, or reasons if such action is not being taken.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question No. 6 - 1222/2025, to the Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the number of “Aswesuma” beneficiaries in Sri Lanka at present; (ii) whether the “Aswesuma” benefit is provided to all eligible persons; (iii) whether steps are being taken to grant the benefit to eligible persons who are not yet receiving it; and (iv) if so, the date from which the benefit will be provided to them? (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 21 January 2026 ·No. 23242 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Suranga Rathnayaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2026. No. 23242. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2035