Finance

Government to Issue New Gazette for Rs. 1,700 Wage for Plantation Workers

  • July 31, 2024

The government is set to implement the Rs. 1,700 daily wage for plantation workers by issuing a fresh gazette within the first two weeks of August, pending necessary approvals from the respective wages boards. On July 10, the initial gazette notification mandating plantation companies to pay the Rs. 1,700 daily wage, a 70% increase from

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Economics

135,000 Aswesuma Beneficiaries Miss Payments Due to Lack of Bank Accounts

  • July 23, 2024

More than 135,000 beneficiaries of Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma poverty alleviation program cannot receive their monthly payments due to not having bank accounts, a top government official has stated. Although the government has approved 1.8 million households as Aswesuma beneficiaries from last year’s applicants, around 200,000 beneficiaries have not received any benefits, according to the official.

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