Education, allowances for students with disabilities reviewed
View(s):The Parliamentary Caucus for Persons with Disabilities held discussions with several ministries regarding the allocations made in the 2026 Budget for persons with disabilities, and discussed matters related to the education of such people.
The University Grants Commission said that 143 students with disabilities were admitted during 2024/2025, and it is expected to increase this number to 203 in 2025/2026.
Each university has been allocated between Rs 25-50 million for infrastructure development. It was also noted that an additional monthly allowance of Rs 5,000 will be provided to low-income students with disabilities.
Officials said that a pilot project is being implemented to admit students with disabilities into medical faculties in several universities. Measures will also be taken to recruit permanent sign language interpreters for universities and to develop a programme to identify students who become disabled due to accidents and provide them with assistive devices such as wheelchairs.
The meeting was attended by the Deputy Co-Chair of the Caucus, Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam, Members Padmasiri Bandara, Chandima Hettiarachchi, and with the permission of the Chair, MPs T K Jayasundara and Jagath Manuwarna, along with a group of officials.
Representatives from several organisations, including the National Forum of Women with Disabilities, the Sri Lanka Central Federation of the Deaf, the Little People Association, and the Youth Network with Disabilities (YND), also attended. Additionally, representatives of the disability community were present as observers at the invitation of the Chair, along with officials from the International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES).
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