Biggest ever investments in public education, health - PM

Biggest ever investments in public education, health - PM

The present government has allocated the largest amount of funds for free education and health compared with previous governments, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe pointed out yesterday.The government has also been able to provide adequate physical and human resources to ensure that the education system, previously limited to a selected few, is now accessible to all on an equal footing, the Prime Minister argued, addressing the gathering at the inaugural ceremony of commissioning 500 school buildings throughout the country under the ‘Nearest School, the Best School’ programme. At this ceremony, the PM commissioned the Shishyoda National Resources and Information Centre for school children with special needs at Weniwelkola in Kahatuduwa, yesterday.