Nearly five million families surviving on daily wages have fallen into especial hard times after curfew was imposed over Covid-19 fears, , the 'Aruna' newspaper reports.
Families who are dependent on one individual, persons who are self-employed and those who are working on a daily wage, are the ones who are most severely impacted.
Most such families live in the Western province and hill country areas.
As a result of the prevailing situation, such families are even having trouble to procure their daily meals.
Sajith calls for an Rs.. 65,000 allowance
Meanwhile, former opposition leader - Sajith Premadasa has called for an allowance of Rs. 65,000 to be given to everyone except for the extreme wealthy, as a measure to rebuild this collapsed economy.
In a Facebook post, he has said that the opposition would support this unconditionally.
(Mirror)