Minister of Education, PM Harini Amarasuriya, says the programme to provide sanitary napkins to schoolgirls, launched in 2024 by the Ministry of Education as a national initiative targeting schoolgirls in rural, estate, and economically disadvantaged areas, will continue to be implemented in 2026.
PM Amarasuriya said in a statement that the programme covers more than one million schoolgirls above Grade 6 across schools islandwide, with a total allocation of Rs. 1.44 billion.
The details of the programme were discussed at a meeting held on Monday (22 Dec) at the Ministry of Education to review the project aimed at improving menstrual hygiene among schoolgirls.
The discussion was held with the participation of the Deputy Minister of Education, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, and a group of senior officials. (Newswire)