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“Aswesuma” welfare benefit payment from 01 July

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President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given directions for the initiation of “Aswesuma” welfare benefit payments, which are scheduled to commence from July 1st. 

The necessary gazette has been published in accordance with the authorities delegated to President Ranil Wickremesinghe as Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policy.  

Accordingly, these payments will be distributed among four social categories, namely transitional, vulnerable, poor, and extremely poor. Additionally, the usual allowances for the differently-abled, elderly, and kidney patients will also be provided 

Accordingly, 400,000 transitional beneficiaries will receive Rs.2,500.00 per month until December 31, 2023, 400,000 vulnerable beneficiaries will receive Rs.5,000.00 per month until March 31, 2024, 800,000 poor beneficiaries will receive Rs.8,500.00 per month, and extremely poor beneficiaries will receive Rs.15,000.00 per month for three years beginning July 1, 2023.

Currently, 72,000 differently abled people getting welfare benefits will each receive Rs.5000.00 per month, 39,150 people receiving kidney support will each receive Rs.5000.00, and 416,667 people receiving senior assistance would each receive Rs.2000.00.

Around 3,712,096 applications for welfare benefits have been received from 340 Divisional Secretariats across the island, with 91.5% of the process of verifying program information to identify those who are eligible for payment of these welfare benefits completed as of yesterday (08).

The data has been monitored through selection committees consisting of three members at the regional office level, and the process of approval by the district secretary has also started.

The highest number of applications that have been confirmed and finalized are from Vavuniya district, which is 98% followed by 96.5% from Kandy district, 96% from Kilinochchi district, 96% from Jaffna district and 95.5% from Trincomalee district respectively, 3,362,040 applications covering the entire island have been verified so far.

(President’s Media Division) 

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Over 10,000 local & foreign election observers monitoring Gen. Election

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Over 10,000 local and foreign election observers will be taking part in monitoring the 2024 Parliamentary election.

43 foreign election observers are in Sri Lanka for this purpose.

Among them are 3 election observers of the European Union and 30 from the Asian Network for Free Elections (ANFREL).

10 election observers from neighbouring countries are also in Sri Lanka.

About 10,000 local election observers representing 10 organizations will be taking part in the monitoring process of the 2024 Parliamentary election.

Meanwhile People’s Action for Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) has deployed 5,000 election observers.

8 organizations have been granted permission for mobile surveillance operations.

The National Election Commission also says that a special security arrangement is in place to ensure the safety of all election observers.

(News1st)

(Except for the headline, this story, originally published by News1st has not been edited by SLM staff)

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Israel NSC eases travel warning for SL

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The National Security Council of Israel has removed the severe travel warning for Sri Lanka, after last month calling on Israelis to leave the Arugam Bay area and other beaches in the island’s south and west immediately, citing terrorism threats.

The NSC says the threat level is being updated from level 4 (high) in the southwest of the country and level 3 (moderate) in the rest of Sri Lanka, to level 2 (an occasional threat) for the entire country.

The NSC says Israeli travelers should alert local security forces if there are any hostilities toward Jews or Israelis, and cautions against wearing Jewish or Israeli symbols.

Last month, the NSC called on Israelis to leave Sri Lanka’s south and west, and said Israelis should postpone travel to the rest of the country. They also urged nationals to hide signs that indicate they are Israelis and avoid gathering in large numbers.

Three people were later arrested over terror threats against Israelis.

(Excerpts : timesofisrael.com)

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33 train journeys cancelled today

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Sri Lanka Railways says that 33 train journeys will be cancelled today (Nov. 14).

10 of these journeys were scheduled to commence during the morning hours with the remaining 23 journeys scheduled for the evening.

Accordingly, 13 train services on the main line, 08 train services on the coastal line and 06 trains each on the Puttalam and Kelani Valley lines will be cancelled.
The cancellations are due to the absence of drivers and their assistants.

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