A ceremony to award scholarships and stationery items for the school children of the members of parliament staff was held at the Parliament complex on the 11th of December 2018 with the patronage & presence of the Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Karu Jayasuriya for the second consecutive time. The inaugural ceremony of this was held in 2017 and this was organized by the Parliamentary staff welfare & special projects committee.

Children of parliament staff members were presented with vouchers for stationery items, books, school bags, footwear etc., while those who had performed excellently at national-level examinations were awarded with scholarships as an encouragement for their future educational & extracurricular activities.

Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. J. M. Ananda Kumarasiri, Deputy Secretary-General, Assistant Secretaries-General, Department Heads, Members of the Staff & their children were also present at the occasion.