Sri Lanka identifies 1.6M poor families as poverty line rises to 16,690 rupees/month in March 2026, minister says
Sri Lanka has identified over 1.6 million families as living in poverty, as the official poverty line rose to 16,690 rupees per person per month in March 2026, Minister Upali Pannilage told parliament.
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