This is the first Poverty Assessment of Sri Lanka supported by the World Bank. The report looks at income and consumption poverty, socio-economic indicators like health and education, Sri Lanka's growth performance, human resource development, public transfer programs and their impact on poverty alleviation and the role of NGO's and what can be done to create a more supportive environment for their activities. The assessment uses data from the national accounts, population estimates, official price indices and several household surveys on household income distribution. The report also provides directions of future work, highlighting topics that have not been explored and deserve further attention.

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