Applications deadline for Aswesuma phase 2 extended till 22 March

The deadline to submit applications for the second phase of the “Aswasuma” welfare benefit program has been extended from 15 to 22 March 2024.

Taking to ‘X’ State Minister of Finance Shehan Semasinghe posted that 130,000 new applications have been received so far and that more applications which have been handed over physically need to be entered in the data system by the Divisional Secretariats.

Families that could not submit applications during the first phase or did not participate in the housing information census can apply during the new phase, as earlier announced by the Welfare Benefits Board (WBB).

During the second phase of ‘Aswesuma’, benefits are anticipated to be extended to 2.4 million families.