State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development, Shehan Semasinghe asserted that given the pandemic situation and travel restrictions in the country, the Government has decided to provide the Rs. 5000 allowance again starting from June 02 and if the allowance received by a person from the government is less than Rs. 5,000, steps will be taken to pay the arrears.