With the introduction of Aswesuma as a brand-new initiative targeting the poor and vulnerable, social protection in Sri Lanka has been a much-debated subject lately. Aswesuma primarily intends to ...

Despite claims that 1.9 million families benefit from the Aswesuma welfare scheme, there is only resentment among the poor at the manner in which the scheme is implemented, General Secretary of the ...

Top Opposition Spokesman Prof. G. L. Peiris yesterday (02) demanded that the government cancel, what he called, the deeply flawed ‘Aswesuma’ social security project, to pave the way for a fresh scheme ...

Colombo, May 7 (Daily Mirror) - In what appeared to be yet another transaction error on the part of the NPP government, Aswesuma beneficiaries have been paid twice ...

Following the consideration of Aswesuma appeals and objections, another 300,000 families have become eligible for the Aswesuma Welfare Benefit Scheme, Acting Finance Minister Shehan Semasinghe said ...

In line with the harsh austerity program dictated by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, Sri Lanka’s Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna/National People’s Power (JVP/NPP) government is ...

Sri Lanka, Oct. 30 -- The Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Board emphasises that those who are eligible to receive benefits under the second phase of the Aswesuma should immediately open bank accounts and ...

Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe said that the crediting the July allowance to 1,365,000 ‘Aswesuma’ beneficiaries was concluded last week and instructions had been given to credit the August ...

The Aswesuma welfare scheme appeal process is at a standstill amid complaints and difficulties arising from insufficient guidelines in choosing the beneficiaries. Development Officers Service Union ...

The beneficiaries who have not put forward appeals and objections pertinent to the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefits scheme will receive their payments starting from this month, says Minister of State for ...

Sri Lanka, Dec. 22 -- The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that the deadline for updating personal details under the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Programme will end on December 31, 2025. The update ...