Welfare benefits under the ‘Aswesuma’ programme for October 2026 are scheduled to be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts tomorrow (14).
Accordingly, a total of Rs. 9.12 billion will be disbursed to 985,283 beneficiary families under Phase I of the programme.
Meanwhile, Rs. 2.04 billion will be credited to 212,445 beneficiary families under Phase II.
In total, Rs. 11.16 billion will be disbursed to 1,197,728 beneficiary families across both phases.
The relevant beneficiaries will be able to access the funds through their Aswesuma bank accounts from tomorrow (14).
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