Sri Lanka, Jan. 20 -- The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the relief measures proposed in the 2026 Budget to improve the living standards of plantation workers.

To ensure that plantation workers receive a fair daily wage, the President, while presenting the 2026 Budget proposed raising the daily minimum wage for plantation workers to Rs. 1,550 by proposing a daily attendance incentive of Rs. 200.

A sum of Rs. 5,000 million has been allocated in the 2026 Budget to implement the proposal.

Accordingly, from January 1, 2026, the attendance incentive will be paid through companies for a period of six months, after which it will be directly credited to the plantation workers' personal bank accounts. The Ministry of Plantation and Community...