– The Cabinet has approved a proposal to provide a school stationery allowance of Rs. 6,000 each to 1.5 million schoolchildren for the 2027 school year.

Under the program which has been in operation since 2025, the allowance will be provided to one million children from families enrolled in the Aswesuma welfare program through direct bank transfers.Another 500,000 children identified by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education will receive vouchers worth Rs. 6,000 each.The proposal was submitted by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development and was approved by the Cabinet.