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\u0baa\u0bbe\u0bb0\u0bbe\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0bae\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b89\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bb0\u0bcd \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd 25 \u0b9a\u0ba4\u0bb5\u0bc0\u0ba4\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b9f \u0b85\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b8e\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1 \u0b95\u0bc2\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc8 \u0b87\u0ba4\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc7\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0bb5\u0bb2\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0ba4\u0bc1.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bc8 1: <\/strong><strong>\u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd <\/strong><strong>\u0ba4\u0bc7\u0b9a\u0bbf\u0baf <\/strong><strong>\u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd <\/strong><strong>\u0b89\u0bb2\u0b95 \u0bb5\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bbf ($3.65) <\/strong><strong>\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd, 2002-2025<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10080\" src=\"https:\/\/factcheck.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Screenshot-2026-02-03-at-12.59.10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"476\" \/>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc0\u0b9f\u0bc1<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">**\u0b95\u0ba3\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0bae\u0bc2\u0bb2\u0bae\u0bcd: <em>\u0ba4\u0bca\u0b95\u0bc8\u0bae\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bcd \u0baa\u0bc1\u0bb3\u0bcd\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bb0\u0ba4\u0bcd \u0ba4\u0bbf\u0ba3\u0bc8\u0b95\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bae\u0bcd: <\/em><em>\u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0b95\u0bc1\u0bb1\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bcd 2019\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statistics.gov.lk\/Poverty\/StaticalInformation\/PovertyIndicators-2019\"><em>https:\/\/www.statistics.gov.lk\/Poverty\/StaticalInformation\/PovertyIndicators-2019<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0b87\u0bb2\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bc8\u0baf\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b85\u0baa\u0bbf\u0bb5\u0bbf\u0bb0\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf \u0baa\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bc1\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bc1 (\u0b8f\u0baa\u0bcd\u0bb0\u0bb2\u0bcd 2025): <a href=\"https:\/\/documents1.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099416504222514112\/pdf\/IDU-5b9c001a-8831-43a2-92e7-71fbee0f642e.pdf\">https:\/\/documents1.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099416504222514112\/pdf\/IDU-5b9c001a-8831-43a2-92e7-71fbee0f642e.pdf<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bc8 2: <\/strong><strong>\u0ba4\u0bb1\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bcb\u0ba4\u0bc8\u0baf 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href=\"https:\/\/documents1.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099416504222514112\/pdf\/IDU-5b9c001a-8831-43a2-92e7-71fbee0f642e.pdf\">https:\/\/documents1.worldbank.org\/curated\/en\/099416504222514112\/pdf\/IDU-5b9c001a-8831-43a2-92e7-71fbee0f642e.pdf<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>\u0b85\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bb5\u0ba3\u0bc8 3: <\/strong><strong>2019 <\/strong><strong>\u0b86\u0bae\u0bcd \u0b86\u0ba3\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0bae\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bb2\u0bcd \u0b8f\u0ba9\u0bc8\u0baf \u0ba8\u0bbe\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bbf\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b9a\u0bae\u0bc0\u0baa\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0bbf\u0baf \u0bb5\u0bb1\u0bc1\u0bae\u0bc8 \u0bb5\u0bbf\u0b95\u0bbf\u0ba4\u0b99\u0bcd\u0b95\u0bb3\u0bc1\u0b9f\u0ba9\u0bcd \u0b92\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0bbf\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f\u0bc1 \u0ba4\u0bb0\u0bb5\u0bb0\u0bbf\u0b9a\u0bc8\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bc1\u0ba4\u0bcd\u0ba4\u0baa\u0bcd\u0baa\u0b9f\u0bcd\u0b9f 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