COLOMBO: As many as 300 Advanced Level school students from all 25 districts across Sri Lanka were awarded the prestigious Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships by Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, alongside the Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education, Madhura Senevirathna, and Acting High Commissioner Satyanjal Pandey in a special ceremony which took place at Sri Lanka's Ministry of Education in Colombo.
According to the Indian High Commission, under this scholarship programme, an amount of LKR 2, 500 is provided monthly to Advanced Level students on a merit-cum-means basis, specifically targetting the top six students from each district. This year’s ceremony was notable for awarding scholarships to two batches simultaneously, covering the period from 2021 to 2024.
"Prime Minister Hon (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya expressed her gratitude to the Government of India for providing the Mahatma Gandhi Scholarships and for its various other initiatives in Sri Lanka. While congratulating the recipients, the Prime Minister also took the opportunity to recall and share Mahatma Gandhi’s thoughts and ideals, encouraging the students to reflect on his legacy, " read a statement issued by the Indian HC.