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And the government needs to cut back on expenditures means there isn't that amount of funding there to top up what we should have topped up by now. so i think all of this means we are relying on multilateral agencies to provide some funding, but in the long term, we need to get all of the imf programmes, all of that tightened up so that budgetary support comes to scale these up, otherwise it will continue to be a big problem. ok, harini amarasuriya, i mean, the united nations is really sounding the alarm bells, you know, they're saying that half of the population in sri lanka could really fall...

All of the imf programmes, all of that tightened up so that budgetary support comes to scale these up, otherwise it will continue to be a big problem. 0k, harini amarasuriya, i mean, the united nations is really sounding the alarm bells, you know, they're saying that half of the population in sri lanka could really fall into poverty. so there's a huge problem with i targeting, and with effectiveness of existing welfare programmes. that is also due to heavy— politicisation of welfare programmes where governments that come in to power tend to provide - the welfare based on political- affiliati...

There isn't that amount of funding there to top up what we should have topped up by now. so i think all of this means we are relying on multilateral agencies to provide some funding, but in the long term, we need to get all of the imf programmes, all of that tightened up so that budgetary support comes to scale these up, otherwise it will continue to be a big problem. 0k, harini amarasuriya, i mean, the united nations is really sounding the alarm bells, you know, they're saying that half of the population in sri lanka could really fall into poverty. so there's a huge problem with targeting, an...

So that has become a major burden on the welfare - programmes in general. all right. minister sabry, your response to the question? yeah. one of the conditions of the imf programme is also to roll over a social protection net to see the most vulnerable there and, of course, the midday meal programme is going on, but generally, about — more than 3 million families have been covered. but i do agree there are some verifications need to be done. there are some people who have already been graduated from this project, but still getting it, there are some who have been left out that need to come. ...

Up, otherwise it will continue to be a big problem. ok, harini amarasuriya, i mean, the united nations is really sounding the alarm bells, you know, they're saying that half of the population in sri lanka could really fall into poverty. so there's a huge problem with targeting, and with l effectiveness of existing welfare programmes. i that is also due to heavy politicisation of welfare i programmes where governments that come in to power tend - to provide the welfare based on political affiliation ratherl than actual need. so that has become a major burden on the welfare - programmes in gener...