Published on: November 1, 2024

Prioritizing the Digital Transformation of Social Welfare Benefit Programs

• Implementing a Strategic Approach to Digitize the Rice Storage System

• Initiatives Aimed at Stabilizing Rice Prices and Addressing Long-Term Supply Shortages

A discussion on the digitalization of social welfare benefit programs took place at the Presidential Secretariat today (01) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The meeting emphasized the significance of digitizing the paddy storage system as a means to stabilize rice prices and address long-term solutions for the rice shortage. It also focused on the digital transformation, “Aswesuma” and social welfare programs aimed at supporting low-income families.

Additionally, the group discussed plans for digitizing the relief distribution program for children from low-income families in the upcoming school term and the fertilizer subsidiary distribution.

Group Chief Executive at Dialog Axiata PLC Supun Weerasinghe, Chief Technology Officer at Millennium IT ESP. Mahesh Wijenayaka and a panel of field experts were also part of this discussion.

Mission

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