President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has announced increased financial support for teacher trainees and further investment in school infrastructure and digital facilities as part of the Government’s education reform programme.
Presenting the 2027 Budget in Parliament on Thursday (12), the President said the monthly allowance for students at teacher training colleges would be increased from Rs. 10,500 to Rs. 20,000.
He said the Government would continue implementing its education reforms despite opposition, noting that the reform process had already commenced as part of broader efforts to transform the education sector.
The President also announced that Rs. 35,000 million had been allocated to improve educational facilities and infrastructure at schools and teacher training colleges.
Highlighting the importance of technology in education, Dissanayake said teachers’ digital literacy needed to be improved to enable them to make effective use of modern technology in classrooms.
He added that the Government would take further measures to expand digital facilities across schools.
