India provided 50 buses to Sri Lanka under the economic assistance scheme

Tags: International Relations

India has supplied 50 buses to Sri Lanka on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of independence.

An overview of the news 

• Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka Gopal Baglay handed over these buses to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

• Commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland has bagged a contract for the supply of 500 buses from the Sri Lanka Transport Board.

• Under the contract, 75 buses have been handed over to Sri Lanka in January 2023. The Indian Import-Export Bank is providing loans for these buses.

About sri lanka

• The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a tropical island nation located off the southeast coast of the Indian subcontinent.

• Sri Lanka is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Munnar and the Palk Strait.

• Capital: Colombo (Executive and Judicial) and Sri Jayawardenepura (Legislative).

• Official languages: Sinhala and Tamil

• President – Ranil Wickremesinghe

• Prime Minister – Dinesh Gunawardena

• Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee