The Government has set apart Rs.7.4 billion for education for 2026 – the highest allocation made so far in the National Budget towards education, according to Prime Minister and Education Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. Addressing Parliament during the Committee Stage Debate on the Expenditure Heads for Education, Dr. Amarasuriya said that she made no promise of allocating 6 percent of the GDP in the Budget for the first year itself for the education sector, as it was evident that new