Cabinet approves Rs. 6,000 stationery allowance for 1.5 mln schoolchildren in 2027

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has agreed to a proposal for Rs. 6,000 of school stationery support per child, covering 1.5 million schoolchildren in 2027. Newswire reports that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the proposal to ministers while serving as finance minister.

Newswire says one million children from households receiving Aswesuma welfare support will get the allowance through payments into bank accounts. The remaining 500,000 students, identified by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, are due to receive vouchers for buying stationery, each worth Rs. 6,000.

The programme has been running since 2025 to help students meet education-related needs. Newswire reports that Dissanayake told the Cabinet the scheme would continue in 2027, using both payment methods to reach the planned 1.5 million children.

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