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Samurdhi Programme in Poverty Alleviation

Author : Tennakoon, M.U.A.

Year: 1998

Page Numbers: 26

Acc. No: 721

Class No: 339 TEN-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Macroeconomics

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

The Samurdhi Programme, which was launched in 1994, is a national poverty alleviation programme that aims to provide direct and indirect assistance to a large number of poor households to assist them to get out of the poverty trap. This volume provides a detailed overview of the organizational structure and functions of the Samurdhi scheme operating in the various administrative districts of the country.