Samurdhi Sip Dora schols for 450 students

Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapaksa was the chief guest at the Samurdhi Sip Dora Scholarship awarding programme which was held at Yasodhara Balika Vidyalaya in Gampaha on December 7.

Under the Samurdhi Sip Dora Scholarship Programme, 450 Gampaha District students have been granted scholarships with a payment of Rs 1,000 per month for a period of two years.

7,200 students would be awarded islandwide Samurdhi Sip Dora scholarships, while the cost of scholarships is 172.8 million.

As per the instructions of the Economic Development Ministry, funds have been provided by the Department of Commissioner General of Samurdhi for the scholarship programme.

Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister Pandu Bandaranayake, Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena and several government officials participated at the occasion.