- Calls for 2nd round from Feb. first week
All Aswesuma related appeals of last year are to be resolved by 31 January of this year.
New appeals for the second round will be called by the first week of February 2024.
It has been decided to create a special appeals unit for each Divisional Secretariat and to appoint an officer for it at the village level.
Prime Minister and Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Dinesh Gunawardena who spoke at the special discussion cum meeting held yesterday (8) at the Temple Trees regarding the implementation and recovery of the Aswesuma welfare benefit scheme, said: “The Aswesuma appeals programme allows for several opportunities for future appeals. District Secretaries and Divisional Secretaries resolve the problems arising during the appeal hearings.”