Statistics of extreme poverty in Sri Lanka's Western Province

(September 24, 2010) Sri Lanka’s Western Provincial Council has decided to increase the poverty concession to Rs. 1000 per month since 2011.

Now, the extremely poor people of the Western Province are paid Rs. 350, an amount less than three US dollars per month.

The poverty concession per a person per month is Rs. 150, just above one dollar per month and the maximum paid for a family so far is Rs. 350.

There were 72,028 recipients of this poverty concession in 2009, according to Western Provincial Council statistics.

Announcing the budget of the Western Provincial Council for 2011, Chief Minister Prasanna Ranathunga said yesterday that the council would spend Rs. 576.5 million for poverty concession.

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