The Government has extended the deadline for submitting appeals and objections under the Aswesuma welfare benefit programme until November 15, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced.
Speaking at the weekly Cabinet media briefing today (November 10), the Minister said the original deadline was November 11.
He explained that the extension was granted after the Government received requests from members of the public through Divisional Secretariat offices.
Under the revised arrangement, appeals and objections can be submitted through the relevant Divisional Secretariat offices until November 11. From November 12 to 15, submissions will be accepted exclusively through the online system.
Providing an update on the process, Minister Jayatissa said a total of 105,233 appeals had been submitted by Aswesuma applicants so far.
Meanwhile, 1,220 objections had been lodged by applicants against other applicants, while Divisional Secretaries had submitted 173 objections against applicants. A further 5,426 objections had been received from members of the public.
The Minister also revealed that Divisional Secretariat offices had entered 2,981 applications into the system.
Members of the public requiring further information or assistance with the process have been advised to contact the 1924 hotline.
