Govt. expedites welfare benefits to over 3 mn families

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Govt. expedites welfare benefits to over 3 mn families

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has instructed to expedite the program to provide welfare benefits to 3.1 million low-income families in Sri Lanka.

Govt. expedites welfare benefits to over 3 mn families

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2022-10-07

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