State Finance Minister Dr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya yesterday said that the President’s Fund has increased the financial assistance provided to patients from 50% to 100% while ensuring that payments are made within a week of receiving the application.
The State Finance Minister made these remarks while responding to questions from journalists at a ceremony held in Kegalle yesterday to present scholarship to school bags among selected schoolchildren in the district. Over 3,750 schoolchildren benefited by this programme.
“Every patient receives 100% of the required funds, with payments processed within a week of receiving the application,” he said.
Siyambalapitiya added that the President’s Fund provides scholarships to 11,600 children in need across the country.“Two years ago, the President’s Fund primarily focused on health, particularly heart surgery patients. In 2022, there were 8,000 requests from kidney patients and all funds were disbursed,” he said.
He added that the President’s Fund has selected deserving schoolchildren for the Presidential Scholarship Programme through a transparent process. Children from Kegalle, Mawanella, and Dehiowita areas have been chosen through the intervention of regional offices.This is the change.This change needs to be established across the country.”
“Schoolchildren have been transparently selected for the Presidential Scholarship Programme. Children from Kegalle, Mawanella and Dehiowita areas have been chosen through the intervention of Zonal education offices.“This is the change.This change needs to be established across the country,”he said.
The ceremony was attended by North Central Province Governor Mahipala Herath, Foreign Affairs State Minister Tharaka Balasuriya, MPs Rajika Wickramasinghe, Udayakantha Gunathilaka and Sudath Manjula, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Education Director Darshani Iddamalgoda and Kegalle District Secretary Ranjana Jayasinghe among others were present.
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