Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced in Parliament yesterday plans to provide 700,000 students with gift vouchers to purchase school shoes.
The initiative also includes plans to directly supply shoes to students attending schools with fewer than 250 students, Dr. Amarasuriya revealed in response to a question posed by Badulla District MP Ravindra Bandara.
The Cabinet of Ministers recently approved the Prime Minister’s proposal to issue gift vouchers worth Rs. 3,000 to selected schoolchildren, including student monks, lay students of pirivenas, and seela mathas, to purchase shoes.
This measure reflects the government’s ongoing commitment to supporting students and addressing educational needs across the country.
