# Students who master 300 Kurals will get cash prizes and scholarships

- ID: P01-B-07#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p01-b-07-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p01-b-07-1)
- Pillar: 1. Tamil Identity and Pride
- Section: B. Tamil Language - Culture - Heritage
- Manifesto page: 12
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Cash prizes and educational scholarships will be awarded to students who master 300 Kurals.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government sanctioned Rs.5,000 each for 500 students who memorize 300 Thirukkural couplets.

**So far:** Rs.5,000 incentive for 500 primary school students

**Not yet seen:** The evidence does not mention scholarships or details for students beyond Class 5.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 82: Government is instituting an incentive award of Rs.5,000 each for 500 primary school students (up to Class 5) who memorize and recite 300 Thirukkural couplets. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=82))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.