THE ANNUAL scholarships awarding ceremony of Seva Vanitha Mechanized Infantry Unit was conducted in Defence Services Command and Staff College, Batalanda on 19th December morning. The Chief Guest for the event was Major General M.P Peiris, the Regimental Commander Mechanized Infantry Regiment and Military Secretary.
 
About 50 children of War Heroes who sacrificed their lives, missing in action or became disabled due to terrorist attacks were awarded scholarships at the ceremony. Those scholarships were sponsored by Dr. Malika Jayasuriya a medical specialist residing in USA, her relatives and her colleagues in medical profession. 
 
The event was organized under the direction of Mrs Udenika Nilanjani Peiris, the President Seva Vanitha Mechanized Infantry Unit and was attended by the officers and other ranks of the Regiment, Seva Vanitha members, scholarship holders and their parents.