The Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesinghe, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesinghe asked whether the Government could set a fixed monthly date for payment of the Rs. 7,500 Mahapola scholarship allowance to university students. She noted that students currently face uncertainty and delays of one to two months, a problem she said had continued under past governments, and argued that a predictable payment date would help students manage their expenses.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary, Hon. Prime Minister. Generally, when Government grants are paid, there is a fixed date—at the beginning, middle, or say the 25th of the month. If university students could also receive the Mahapola scholarship on a fixed date, it would be very helpful. As a former student, I know how eagerly we awaited the message on our phones that Rs. 5,000 or Rs. 5,050 had been credited. Students now wait one or two months uncertainly. The delay persisted over past governments. Can our Government fix a specific monthly date to pay the Rs. 7,500 Mahapola allowance?
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