### **Summary of Official Visit by Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan to Sri Lanka**
**Event Overview**
The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, will undertake a two-day official bilateral visit to the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka from April 19 to 20, 2026. This visit represents the first bilateral visit by an Indian Vice President to Sri Lanka and aims to strengthen long-standing civilizational and people-to-people ties.
**Key Itinerary and Engagements**
* **April 19, 2026:**
* **High-Level Meetings:** The Vice President will call on the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Anura Kumara Disanayaka, and meet with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and other senior dignitaries.
* **Community Interaction:** He will meet with leaders of the Indian-origin Tamil community and Tamil leaders from the Northern and Eastern regions.
* **Colombo Diaspora Event:** The Vice President will address the Indian diaspora at a community event in Colombo.
* **Housing Project Handover:** He will virtually hand over houses built with Indian government assistance under Phase 3 of the Indian Housing Project.
* **April 20, 2026:**
* **Nuwara Eliya Visit:** The Vice President will travel to Nuwara Eliya to inspect Indian Housing Projects and interact with members of the local Tamil community.
**Key Metrics and Project Data**
* **Indian Housing Project (Phase 3):** Virtual handover of completed houses to Tamil community beneficiaries.
* **Cumulative Impact:** The total number of houses provided to Tamil communities will reach **50,000**.
* **Future Development:** An additional **10,000** houses are currently being constructed under Phase 4 of the project.
**Administrative Details**
* **Posting Date:** 18 APR 2026, 2:15 PM (PIB Delhi)
* **Reference Codes:** PR/ASM/VM
* **Release ID:** 2253231
* **Visitor Counter:** 334
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Housing Project: A government initiative providing housing assistance to Tamil communities in Sri Lanka, reaching a total of 50,000 houses with an additional 10,000 under construction in its fourth phase.
Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan: The Vice President of India who undertook the first bilateral visit to Sri Lanka to strengthen civilizational ties and oversee development initiatives.
Sri Lanka: The host nation for the official visit, specifically involving diplomatic engagements and project sites in Colombo and Nuwara Eliya.
Indian-origin Tamil Community: The primary beneficiary group of the Indian Housing Project and a key demographic for the Vice President's diplomatic interactions in the Northern and Eastern regions.
Vice President's Secretariat
Vice President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan will
undertake a two-day visit to Sri Lanka from April
19 to 20, 2026.
Posted On: 18 APR 2026 2:15PM by PIB Delhi
The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, will undertake an official visit to the Democratic
Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka from April 19 to 20, 2026. This will be the first bilateral visit by the Vice
President of India to Sri Lanka.
During the visit, the Vice President will call on the President of Sri Lanka, H.E. Anura Kumara
Disanayaka. He will also meet the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, along with other
dignitaries on April 19, 2026.
He will interact with leaders of Indian-origin Tamil Community and Tamil Leaders from the Northern and
Eastern regions of Sri Lanka.
Later in the day, the Vice President will address the Indian diaspora at a community event in Colombo,
where he will virtually hand over houses to beneficiaries from Tamil communities,built with assistance
from the Government of India as part of the third phase of the Indian Housing Project. With this, the total
number of houses for Tamil communities will reach 50,000, and 10,000 more houses are being built in the
fourth phase of the project.
On April 20, 2026, the Vice President will travel to Nuwara Eliya, visit the Indian Housing Projects, and
interact with the local Tamil community.
This visit follows recent high-level engagements between the two countries and is expected to further
strengthen the millennia-old civilizational and people-to-people ties between India and Sri Lanka.
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