Some Aswesuma recipients addicted to drugs: Parliamentary Committee reveals

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Colombo, March 04 (Daily Mirror) - A Parliamentary Committee has raised concerns that even some recipients of the Aswesuma benefits are addicted to drugs, emphasising the urgent need for intervention.

This was revealed during the inaugural meeting of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment held at the Parliament Complex recently under the Chairmanship of Minister Upali Pannilage.

It highlighted the necessity of conducting more effective awareness programmes at school level to prevent being exposed to the use of drugs.

Parliamentarians pointed out that even some recipients of the Aswesuma benefits are addicted to drugs, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention.

The Ministerial Consultative Committee focused on introducing a social security mechanism similar to the pension schemes for low-income earners, implementing the ‘Smart Villages’ programme through model community empowerment villages, addressing the challenges of rural microfinance loans, resolving issues faced by persons with disabilities, and tackling concerns related to kidney disease patients.

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Amaran Tuesday, 04 March 2025 11:27 AM

These SOCIAL BENEFITS are creating a LAZY SOCIETY. They will get used to these easy money and will never work hard to do something beneficial to them as well as to the country. STOP all these benefits immediately EXCEPT for senior citizens above 65 years.

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Bernard Jayatilake Tuesday, 04 March 2025 03:22 PM

Not Aswesuma recipients addicted drugs, but drug addicts also have become Aswesuma recipients to proliferate the drug trade.

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Laxman Maddumahewa Wednesday, 05 March 2025 06:04 AM

Make it compulsory for these receipients to spend at least 20 hours a week in clean Sri Lanka programme under supervision to be eligible for Aswesuma payments.

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