The Cabinet has approved the continuation of the Suraksha Student Insurance Programme for the 2025–2026 academic year, along with a series of amendments to expand coverage and improve access.
The programme, implemented through Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation General Ltd, covers approximately four million students enrolled in government schools, government-approved private schools, pirivenas and assisted special schools. It provides health, accident and life insurance benefits aimed at preventing disruptions to education due to illness or injury.
Under the revised framework, the scheme will remain in effect until Aug. 31, 2026. The annual household income threshold used to determine eligibility for parental death benefits has been increased from Rs. 180,000 to Rs. 240,000.
Coverage limits have also been expanded to include benefits of up to Rs. 75,000 for scoliosis braces and cochlear equipment, as well as up to Rs. 20,000 for long-term medication related to critical illnesses. Five additional illnesses—pneumothorax, encephalitis, thalassemia, hereditary spherocytosis and sickle cell anaemia—have been added to the critical illness category.
From Sept. 1, 2025, students will be allowed to submit claims at any regional office of Sri Lanka Insurance General Ltd. The proposal was submitted by the Prime Minister in her capacity as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. (Newswire)