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WB recommends updated data system to ensure fair selection of Aswesuma beneficiaries

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October 28, 2025

World Bank representatives have underscored the importance of maintaining an accurate and continuously updated data system to ensure the fair selection of eligible beneficiaries under Sri Lanka's Aswesuma Social Security Programme, Parliament sources said yesterday.

The emphasis was made during a joint meeting, held at Parliament on 22 October, attended by members of the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development; the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations; representatives of the World Bank; and senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies.

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