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Nearly 33% of the families receiving Samurdhi benefits are families that should not be entitled to it – COPA
When the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) Chaired by MP Lasantha Alagiyawanna, met recently in Parliament to review the matters included in the reports of the Auditor General for the years 2019, 2020 and 2021 and the current performance of the Department of Samurdhi Development, it was disclosed that almost 33% of the families receiving the Samurdhi benefit are families who should not be entitled to it.
According to a survey conducted covering the entire island from 2015 to 2017, it was revealed that 449,979 families should be removed from the Samurdhi subsidy.
