Sri Lanka, July 8 -- All necessary measures have been taken to resume paying monthly pensions to farmers who previously lost their pension, starting this month, the Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has stated.

The Board noted that it has taken steps to resume pension payments in response to requests made by farmers to the government regarding the issues they faced.

The process of collecting funds from farmers who contributed to the pension scheme was disrupted due to the temporary suspension of pension payments, which affected the Farmers' Pension and Social Security Benefit Scheme during the 2012/2013 period.

As a result, farmers who had been contributing to the scheme were unable to pay their installments consistently.

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