Draft:Sir Anerood Jugnauth Scholarship

The Sir Anerood Jugnauth (SAJ) National Scholarship is a national scholarship available in Mauritius, first introduced in 2022 in the memory of the Honourable, Sir Anerood Jugnauth.

The SAJ National Scholarship was first introduced by the Vice-Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Leela Devi-Dookun-Luchoomun in the Mauritius Budget 2022-2023 in the section "Finance Bill". It was also announced by one of the Finance Ministers in Mauritius, Renganaden Padayachy too.

SAJ National Scholarship awards the best students (1 male and 1 female) in the field of Economics in the Mauritius Higher School Certificate.

History
On 10 February 2023, the first two candidates were announced to have received the SAJ National Scholarship, GHOORA Girikshit from Royal College Curepipe and SOOJHAWON Teejistha from Droopnath Ramphul State College respectively. It is expected to continue every year in Mauritius.

Boy: GHOORA Girikshit - Royal College Curepipe
==== Girl: SOOJHAWON Teejistha - Droopnath Ramphul State College ====