The PMD said on Friday that money had been deposited into the accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries for payments due in June, Xinhua news agency reported.
In the first phase of the program, eligible beneficiaries from vulnerable groups received 5,000 Sri Lankan rupees ($11) monthly from July 2023 to March 31, 2024. Beneficiaries selected under the transitional category received 2,500 Sri Lankan rupees ($5.5) from July 2023. Till 31 December 2023.
The PMD said that in response to the current economic situation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the Welfare Benefits Board to extend the payment period of the special allowance for beneficiaries in the transitional and vulnerable categories until December this year.
The PMD said the existing payment system for extremely poor and poor categories will continue without any change.
The Sri Lankan government had earlier launched a welfare benefit program to cover 2.4 million families under various categories due to the difficult economic situation in the country.
In the first phase of the program, eligible beneficiaries from vulnerable groups received 5,000 Sri Lankan rupees ($11) monthly from July 2023 to March 31, 2024. Beneficiaries selected under the transitional category received 2,500 Sri Lankan rupees ($5.5) from July 2023. Till 31 December 2023.
The PMD said that in response to the current economic situation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the Welfare Benefits Board to extend the payment period of the special allowance for beneficiaries in the transitional and vulnerable categories until December this year.
The PMD said the existing payment system for extremely poor and poor categories will continue without any change.
The Sri Lankan government had earlier launched a welfare benefit program to cover 2.4 million families under various categories due to the difficult economic situation in the country.
