The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that the March allowance for senior citizens over 70 years of age under the first phase of the Aswesuma welfare benefit scheme will be credited on March 26.
Accordingly, 622,462 senior citizens will receive payments under the first phase, with a total allocation of Rs. 3.1 billion.
In addition, under the second phase, 71,339 beneficiaries will receive a total of Rs. 356 million.
The Board stated that the relevant funds will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts on Thursday, and recipients will be able to access their payments from March 26 onward.