Sri Lanka, Nov. 3 -- There is proposal to extend school hours until 4.30 pm, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya revealed over the week end.

Prime Minister Amarasuriya came out with this disclosure during a meeting she had with school principals, teachers and other education authorities in Batticaloa district over the weekend.

However she did not mention about any concrete plans to extend school hours further.

The premier discussed about the proposed education reforms during the meeting.

She said no has come out with any objection against the government's decision to extend school hours from half an hour. The government made this decision few days ago.

Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from Daily Mirror Sri Lanka...