During the visit of Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to India on February 16, Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, noting that Sri Lankan nationals visit the National Museum in New Delhi in large numbers to pay homage to the Kapilavastu relics, had announced the decision to reduce the entrance fee to the National Museum for Sri Lankan nationals.

In pursuance of the Prime Minister's announcement, the entry fee to the National Museum for Sri Lankan nationals has been reduced and brought at par with the fee paid by Indian nationals.

Sri Lanka is the only country to be accorded this special status.