Government focus on recommencing public and private sector services

Sri Lanka Missions in the Middle East have reported that the welfare measures for migrant workers in the Middle East have received an added boost this week, following the decision by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) to make available resources from the Workers& Welfare Fund, originally confined to those registered with the Bureau, to all migrant workers irrespective of their registration status, through units within Sri Lanka Missions abroad in 16 stations.

The Samurdhi grant of Rs. 5000 distributed among low-income beneficiaries has been completed, according to the Director-General of the Samurdhi Development Department Bandula Tillakasiri.

The government will mediate in purchasing the produce which farmers are unable to sell and based on the social benefits implemented by the Presidential Task Force, measures would be taken to grant financial provisions to the people, said the Director-General of the Government Information Department, Nalaka Kaluwewa.