Sri Lanka, March 11 -- Budget 2025 has allocated the highest-ever funding for education in the country's history, with Rs. 619 billion set aside for the sector over the next eight months.

Prime Minister and Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training Minister, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced this during the Parliamentary debate on the Education Ministry's expenditure, yesterday.

The Budget aims to drive social, political, and economic transformation through comprehensive education reforms, the Premier said.

The Government's educational reform plan is built on five key pillars. The first focuses on updating and modernising the curriculum to produce a workforce capable of contributing to societal transformation. Accordingly, Rs...