ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka needs an updated data system for selecting eligible beneficiaries under the Aswesuma welfare scheme, the World Bank has said, and offered to provide the necessary technical support and international expertise. World bank representatives met members of parliament and Finance Ministry officials recently. “Establishing a comprehensive data system for social Security would enable the accurate identification of genuinely poor and vulnerable individuals and families,” the representatives were quoted as saying in a parliament statement. “They noted that the mere inclusion of citizens’ information in the database would not automatically qualify them as Aswesuma beneficiaries. “Instead, the data…
Sri Lanka’s Aswesuma needs updated beneficiary data system: World Bank
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