COLOMBO : The government has decided to pay the Rs. 5,000 allowance from June 02, State Minister Shehan Semasinghe announced here on Friday,May 28.
Semasinghe said the allowance will be provided to Samurdhi beneficiaries, persons who are already receiving government allowances, low-income earners and those who have lost their income due to the COvid-19 pandemic.
The State Minister added that the government expects to allocate a sum of Rs. 30 billion in order to pay this allowance to the people of the country affected by the Covid-19 pandemic situation.
Continuous travel restrictions imposed by the government have crippled the income of the daily wage earners.
