He said that relief provided under the government's 100 day programme can be catogorized as followes:
Relief for Government Servants, Relief for General Public, Relief for Agriculture and Plantation Sector Producers, Social Security Schemes, Migrant Worker Protection, Women, Youth and Child Development, Finance, Industry and Economy, Health, Education, Fisheries, Irrigation and Environment, Lands and Housing, Police and Tri-Forces, Good Governance and Media Freedom, and Religious and Cultural Affairs.

He further pointed out that funds have been allocated for concessions while a majority of the Bills that were promised have already been drafted. He also noted that wages of public sector workers have been increased by 10,000 rupees while prices of fuel and other essential goods were also reduced,a 3500 rupee allowance was granted to the pensioners in addition to increasing the Samurdhi allowance by 200 percent through the 100-day programme. A guaranteed price of 50 rupees was assured for a kilogram of paddy while the price given for a kilogram of potatoes was 80 rupees.

The project of granting a nutritional package worth 20,000 rupees for expectant mothers is also in progress. The Mahapola Scholarship allowance was increased to 5000 rupees. The Government waives off fifty percent of the farmers’ loans. Senior citizens were granted a 15 percent interest for their deposits.

Another benefit endowed to the nation under the 100-day programme was the adoption of new Bills to make good governance more meaningful through the enforcement of democracy. This included the increment of the pictorial warnings on cigarette packs. The Bill for the Protection of Victims and Witnesses and the National Drugs Regulatory Authority Bill were also approved in Parliament during the Government’s 100-day programme.