Govt to distribute free rice to 2.9 mn families
Posted on March 27th, 2023
Courtesy Hiru News
Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said the government will further negotiate with the International Monetary Fund to provide more relief to low-income earners.
Addressing an event held to distribute free rice to low income earners under the government’s paddy purchase program in Maharagama, Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said many countries have pledged to support Sri Lanka to recover from the economic crisis.
The Prime Minister said In the future, the government will work hard to make the effort to ease the cost of living successful by relaxing the rules for the import of goods.