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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-08-15
False Media Reports disseminated to the effect that the Samurdhi Allowance will be curtailed
•- Due to the false media reports disseminated, a wrong impression has been created in the minds of the general public that the Samurdhi allowance has been suspended in the case of some Samurdhi beneficiaries. The Cabinet noted that the government has not taken a decision to either suspend or curtail the Samurdhi allowance of any Samurdhi beneficiary and this fact had recently been reiterated by H.E. the President.