Sri Lanka, July 7 -- When developing school infrastructure under the new education reforms, it is necessary to allocate higher financial support to schools in underprivileged areas in order to ensure their improvement, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has noted.

The Prime Minister who is also the Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education said the ultimate goal of the education reforms is to enhance the quality of education and therefore every decision made by authorities should be done with children in mind.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya made these remarks during a discussion held to brief the governors and provincial secretaries on the support expected at the provincial and regional levels within the new educa...