{
  "id": 17309214,
  "title": "1,391,830 Aswesuma application rejected: Opportunity given to appeal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/1-391-830-aswesuma-application-rejected-opportunity-given-to-appeal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T00:00:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/1391830-aswesuma-application-rejected-opportunity-given-to-appeal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The government of Sri Lanka has announced that it will allow individuals who have been rejected from the Aswesuma welfare benefit scheme to appeal the decision. As of now, a total of 1,391,830 applications for Aswesuma benefits have been deemed ineligible. According to Section 11 of the Welfare Benefits Act, these applicants have been given the opportunity to submit an appeal. The appeal period is set to run from October 29, 2026, to November 11, 2026. Additionally, beneficiaries who are dissatisfied with the benefit category assigned to them are also given the chance to appeal the decision.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}