Rs. 3,000 interim allowance for pensioners

The monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 was released to all pensioners yesterday.

Pensioners receiving their pensions through post offices and sub offices will be able to withdraw their funds from tomorrow (18), the President’s Media Division said.

The Pensions Department will distribute the monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who looked into the delays in disbursing the proposed monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 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 Pensions Department, which will begin crediting the allowances to pensioners’ accounts today.

Although Public Administration Circular No. 02/2024, issued on August 24, 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 Rs. 2,021 million for 679,960 pensioners this month.

As a result, the head office of the Pensions Department began disbursing this allowance starting yesterday (16).

Funds have been credited to the bank accounts of pensioners receiving pensions from public and private banks today, while those receiving pensions from post offices and sub offices will be able to access their allowance from Friday (18).

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