The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that Aswesuma beneficiaries have already received increased allowances, while over 800,000 people who have applied for but are not receiving Aswesuma have received no support. He said the Government decided to provide relief specifically to that group.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Not to everyone. There are those who receive Aswesuma benefits. We also increased the allowances paid under Aswesuma. There are also those who, as you say, are requesting benefits but do not currently receive Aswesuma—over 800,000 of them. It is to them we will provide this relief because they have received nothing so far. Therefore the Government decided to provide relief to them.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 March 2025. No. 1748499233099643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25291