Colombo (LNW): President Ranil Wickremesinghe has given approval to secure the essential provisions for the ‘Aswesuma’ beneficiary programme, announced Social Empowerment State Minister Anupa Pasqual.
The required provisions would be obtained from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the World Bank through the 2024 Budget, the Minister pointed out, adding that his Ministry has received 1.2 million Aswesuma beneficiaries to be empowered, with a target of empowering 300,000 individuals next year.
The beneficiaries will be provided with necessary facilities to engage in various jobs and will be empowered in 25 sectors, including agriculture and animal husbandry, Pasqual emphasised.
