The government is planning to provide school meals to all students by 2030, Education Minister Susil Premajayantha said.
The Minister, addressing a gathering in Mullaitivu said the assistance of the Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO) and the government of France will be sought to strengthen the school meal programme.
He said at present 1.1 million students receive a mid-day meal. The country has a student population of 4.2 million.
The economic crisis led to education authorities halting school meal programmes and cutting down meal portions and families skipping meals and reducing portions. Sri Lanka’s food insecurity and child malnutrition levels continue to remain at a concerning level.
The Ministry plans to encourage school attendance by promoting school meal programmes island-wide.
On Tuesday, the Government of Japan handed over a grant to Sri Lanka under the United Nations World Food Programme. The Japanese government has provided 7270 metric tons of food items to Sri Lanka especially red lentils which has benefited over 960,000 students, the President’s Media Division said.
A Thai woman walking topless in Arugam Bay town has been arrested by the Police.
The UK government has unveiled a package of reforms to simplify imports from developing countries which allows for more garments manufactured in Sri Lanka to enter the UK tariff-free.
The Cabinet has approved a proposal for Sri Lankans overseas to apply for their passports through an online system via the Lankan diplomatic missions.
Villagers in Nirmalapura, Daluwa, Norochcholai today staged a protest over an incident where a group of Navy officials and sailors had assaulted a resident in the area over night, Police said.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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