Monthly interim allowance of 3,000 rupees to all pensioners.

 The Department of Pensions is set to distribute a monthly interim allowance of 3,000 rupees to all pensioners starting today.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who looked into the delays in disbursing the proposed monthly interim allowance of  3,000  rupees for pensioners, has recently directed that the necessary funds be released from the Treasury.

In line with these directives, the Treasury has allocated the required amount to the Department of Pensions, which will begin crediting the allowances to pensioners’ accounts today.

Although Public Administration Circular No. 02/2024, issued on 24th August 2024, called for the monthly interim allowance, funding had not been allocated.

Following a Cabinet meeting on the 14th, the Treasury Operations Department has provided an allocation of 2,021 million  rupees for 679,960 pensioners this month.