The government has extended the deadline for submitting appeals and objections, in respect of the cancellation of Aswesuma welfare benefits, till 15 Nov. The time allocated to make submissions was originally scheduled to end on Wednesday (11).
Government sources said that taking into consideration requests received from the general public, through Divisional Secretariat offices, the government has decided to extend the deadline by four days.
Sources said that originally appeals and objections could be submitted through the relevant Divisional Secretariat offices until (11), while submissions from November 12 to November 15 would be accepted exclusively through the online system.
Accordingly, a total of 105,233 appeals have so far been submitted by Aswesuma applicants.
Meanwhile, 1,220 objections have been lodged by applicants against other applicants.
Sources said that 173 objections had been submitted by Divisional Secretaries against applicants, while 5,426 public objections had also been recorded.
In addition, 2,981 applications have been entered into the system by Divisional Secretariat offices.
Sources advised the public who require further information or assistance regarding the process to contact the 1924 hotline.
