🚨 Flood Relief Boost: Home Cleaning Assistance Raised to Rs. 25,000

• The Ministry of Finance has significantly increased the assistance granted for cleaning flood-affected houses and property, following a directive from President/Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake. • The support amount has been raised to Rs. 25,000, up from the previous Rs. 10,000. • Purpose: To accelerate the restoration of normal living conditions for communities impacted by the Ditwah cyclone. • Funding: A sum of Rs. 7.5 Billion (Bn) has been allocated for this specific program. • This allocation is sourced from the Rs. 30 Bn already earmarked in the national budget for disaster management. • Beneficiaries: Funds will be disbursed through Grama Niladhari officers to affected households and small and medium-scale entrepreneurs to restore livelihoods. • Treasury confirmed readiness to allocate further provisions based on recommendations from the Disaster Management Centre if additional relief is required.