Rs. 1,750 Daily Wage for Estate Workers Announced

COLOMBO (News 1st): President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that the daily wage for plantation workers will be increased to Rs. 1,750 this year.

President Dissanayake made the announcement while attending a ceremony in Bandarawela to hand over land ownership documents for the Malayagam community of Sri Lanka.

In line with the Hatton Declaration, and with the aim of realizing the policy statement “A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life”, the program aims to turn policy promises into reality by formally granting housing rights to the Malayagam community.

Today, entitlement certificates were distributed to 2,000 beneficiaries under the Indo–Lanka Housing Project Phase IV, which will provide 10,000 houses in total.

The Indian government will be funding Rs. 2.8 Million for each house while the Sri Lankan government will be contributing Rs. 400,000 for essential infrastructure of each house.

The event was also attended by Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Santosh Jha.